Protesters raised anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, expressing solidarity with Iran and condemning the attack. A protestor told ANI, "Today, our beloved leader, Ali Khamenei, was brutally martyred.... Yes, this mourning procession is going on peacefully in the city centre."
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin on Saturday drew a comparison between the Israel-Iran conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stating that the biggest difference is that the United States is not trying to conquer Iran, as Russia did with Ukraine.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with his counterparts from several Gulf countries amid rising tensions in West Asia, stressing the need for de-escalation through dialogue and diplomacy.
Former Karnataka CM and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday expressed deep concern over the Israel-Iran conflict, stating that the situation should be addressed with talks and negotiations.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has backed US and Israel strikes on Iran as he saw Tehran a key ally of Russia, who provided the latter with "shahed" drones to attack Kiev.
United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting at 10 pm CET to address the situation in Iran and the Middle East, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Saturday.
In Press Release No. 66, published earlier in the day by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil stated that the strikes took place "in the midst of a negotiation process between the parties," which it described as the only viable path to peace.
Former External Affairs Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Saturday questioned India's stance in the Israel-Iran conflict, asking whether "we are complicit or don't dare to tell the truth."
Ambassador P Harish, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Austria's Deputy Minister of Defence Arnold Kammel held discussions on further deepening the bilateral cooperation between the two countries in wide-ranging areas such as trade to peacekeeping.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with the members of Indian Jewish community in Israel and appreciated their remarkable contributions to the country. He called them a living bridge between the two countries.