Three Kashmir religious leaders, including Mirwaiz, attend Iran embassy exhibition in Delhi
Three prominent Kashmiri religious leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, attended an Iranian embassy exhibition in New Delhi. The event was held ahead of an interaction with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is visiting India for the BRICS summit.
Why it matters
The meeting highlights ongoing diplomatic engagement between Indian religious figures and Iranian leadership, occurring against the backdrop of broader geopolitical tensions.
Three Kashmir leaders, including Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Shia clerics Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al Safavi and Imran Reza Ansari, on Friday (September 11, 2026) were to hold an interaction with Iranian president Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian in New Delhi.
The Mirwaiz and Mr. Ansari also attended an exhibition organised by the Iranian embassy in New Delhi “to pay homage to the children who were killed in Iran’s Minab during an attack by the U.S. and Israel”.
A spokesperson of the Mirwaiz said the Kashmir chief cleric joined the exhibition “on the invitation of Iranian ambassador to India and will participate in an interaction with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, who is in the capital to attend the BRICS Summit”.
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