New Delhi, March 3 -- National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament (MP) Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly ignoring Iran while engaging with Gulf monarchies hosting American military bases during the ongoing escalation in West Asia.

Mehdi, the Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, lamented that while the efforts by PM Modi were being made to reach out to "kings and princesses in the region" - countries that house American bases - there had been no meaningful engagement with Iran following recent attacks by the US and Israel, which also led to the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

"He is tirelessly talking to kings and princesses in the region whose pieces of soulless luxur...