Congress slams PM Modi for silence on Trump's Iran remarks during Khamenei funeral

Congress leader Pawan Khera has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on U.S. President Donald Trump's recent remarks concerning Iran. Trump's comments, made during the funeral of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, suggested a potential military strike capability.

Khera, a Rajya Sabha member, stated that Prime Minister Modi and his government are "incapable of summoning the moral courage" to condemn what he described as "reckless insinuations of violence by their masters in the United States." He characterized Trump's statement as "provocative and irresponsible," asserting that such threats are detrimental to peace in West Asia.

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In this context, President Donald Trump's provocative and irresponsible threats are deeply detrimental to the peace process in West Asia. What is disturbing for us is that our Compromised PM and the government he leads are incapable of summoning the moral courage to condemn such reckless insinuations of violence by their masters in the United States.

Trump, speaking to the U.S. media outlet Axios, remarked that he could have eliminated Iran's senior leadership "all in one shot" while they were gathered for Khamenei's funeral. He noted that such an action was not taken because diplomatic efforts were ongoing. Trump also expressed surprise at the large turnout for Khamenei's funeral, questioning the sincerity of the mourners.

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They are all there. One shot [and we can take them all out], but we are not going to do that because then we would have nobody to negotiate with.

In response to Trump's remarks, the Iranian embassy in Armenia stated that the U.S. could not comprehend the scale of mourning for Khamenei due to its lack of civilization, history, and honor. The embassy countered that while individuals can be killed, ideals cannot be extinguished, comparing Khamenei's influence to a perfume bottle whose scent spreads widely.

Khamenei's funeral, attended by dignitaries from nearly 100 countries, drew massive crowds in Tehran. The ceremony began on July 3 and was scheduled to conclude with his burial in Mashhad.

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People can be killed, but ideals cannot. You killed Ayatollah Khamenei, but in reality, you broke a perfume bottle whose scent spread everyplace. You don't understand these things because you have neither civilisation, nor history, nor honor.