Congress says Jaishankar 'dragging his feet' on details of call with Iran minister
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Pawan Khera's post also referred to India's vote in the United Nations, supporting a resolution seeking an "immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran." He questioned India's continued silence to condemn the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The Congress on Friday hit out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over his call with his Iranian counterpart on Thursday evening, claiming that he was "dragging his feet" in informing the public about his conversation and was compelled to mention it today only because the Iranian Foreign Ministry released a statement on the call on Friday.
In a post on 'X', Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera highlighted the stark contrast in the statements from both sides. While the Iranian foreign ministry's statement, his post said, emphasised the need for bilateral and multilateral organisations and forums like BRICS “to condemn the military aggression against Iran," Jaishankar's tweet about the call on Friday just mentioned that both ministers "discussed bilateral matters as also BRICS related issues".
Notice how the EAM was practically dragging his feet in informing the public about his conversation with Iran’s Foreign Minister that happened last night.He was finally compelled to mention it today only because the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s statement about their conversation https://t.co/eU68ZNiLPd pic.twitter.com/AD7CT6Mrw3— Pawan Khera (@Pawankhera) March 13, 2026
Notably, India is currently chairing the Brics and is scheduled to host the summit later this year.
Khera's post also referred to India's vote in the United Nations, supporting a resolution seeking an “immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The UN resolution, which had a total of 135 co-sponsors, reiterated its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. It also condemned the "egregious attacks by Iran" in the "strongest terms."
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