New Delhi: Mohammad Javad Hosseini, the Deputy Chief of Mission of Iran in India, responded to the escalating clashes between the two nations by urging New Delhi to use its global influence to constrain Israel by June 20, 2025.
It comes at a critical juncture in West Asia, which has been in a state of war ever since an Israeli strike in Syria that targeted the Iranian embassy and an Iranian response to it. Hosseini characterised the Israeli action as a breach of international law and urged India, a nation renowned for its peace-loving nature and its status as the conscience of the Global South, to address the issue diplomatically. If the world had condemned what Israel did to Hamas in October, then today there would have been no attack on Iran, he said.
Hosseini stated that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is not neutral, and it had provided an opportunity for Israel to launch an attack by using IR (Intensive Recreation). He said the IAEA had previously confirmed that Iran was only using nuclear energy for non-military purposes. We must not include nuclear weapons in our defense strategy. On claims of enriched uranium, he shot back, “We will be capable of defending our sovereignty without them.”
Hosseini hoped that Pakistan would concentrate on regional peace and not participate in any other foreign military mission against Iran after there was a serious debate about the U.S.-Pakistan deal. I am sure that Pakistan will be on our side, he said, adding that he held a discussion with Pakistani officials not long ago.
India stands on the cusp of a diplomatic split, balancing a strategic defense partnership with Israel with energy and regional stakes with Iran, including the Chabahar port project. In an angry message to the world, Hosseini threatened that if more assaults happen, it may affect the oil and trade routes and subsequently the economies of the world.
Iran wants peace, not imposed tranquillity, and it is ready for genuine negotiations, Hosseini added. He also stated later that Iran had helped evacuate the 1,000 Indians who remained in Mashhad by chartering three planes, and further aircraft would be arranged if necessary.
MeA re-emphasised de-escalation and the use of diplomacy but did not comment on the future of the two sides. The chirp serves as a taunt to New Delhi regarding its neutrality and its ability to meet Iran’s expectations, which could influence the balance of power in South Asia and beyond.