U.P. top Shia leader pushes for stronger India-Iran ties in meeting with President Pezeshkian
“India and Iran are two ancient civilisations with centuries-old cultural, intellectual, spiritual and trade relations. He stressed the need to further expand cooperation between the two countries in education, trade, culture, science, technology, connectivity and energy,” Mr. Abbas told The Hindu
Lucknow-based cleric Maulana Yasoob Abbas, General Secretary of the All-India Shia Personal Law Board, pushed for stronger India-Iran ties during a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. Abbas emphasized expanding cooperation between the two nations in various sectors, including education, trade, culture, science, technology, connectivity, and energy, as crucial for regional and global progress and prosperity.
The Shia leader handed over a letter to Pezeshkian, expressing hope for a new and stronger phase of India-Iran relations under the President's leadership. Abbas also expressed deep concern over the ongoing tensions in West Asia and called for an immediate reduction in hostilities, expressing grief over the martyrdom of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei and condemning the attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab.
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