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  • India condemns Iran supreme leader's comments on treatment of minorities
  • September 17, 2024
  • Article Body Text NEW DELHI — <p>India has condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks &quot;misinformed and unacceptable.&quot;</p> <p>&quot;We cannot consider ourselves to be Muslims if we are oblivious to the suffering that a Muslim is enduring in Myanmar, Gaza, India, or any other place,&quot; Khamenei said in a social media post on Monday.</p> <p>In response, India's foreign ministry said it &quot;strongly deplored&quot; the comments.</p> <p>&quot;Countries commenting on minorities are advised to look at their own record before making any observations about others,&quot; the foreign ministry spokesperson said.</p> <p>The two countries have typically shared a strong relationship, <a href="https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3HG042&amp;linkedFromStory=true">and signed a 10-year contract in May</a> to develop and operate the Iranian port of Chabahar.</p> <p>India has been developing the port in Chabahar on Iran's southeastern coast along the Gulf of Oman as a way to transport goods to Iran, Afghanistan and central Asian countries, bypassing the ports of Karachi and Gwadar in its rival Pakistan.</p> <p>Khamenei, however, has been critical of India in the past over issues involving Indian Muslims and the troubled Muslim-majority region of Kashmir.</p>
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  • Embargo Date September 17, 2024 00:01 EDT
  • Byline Reuters
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