Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, slammed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments on India's treatment of minorities, calling them hypocritical. Azar contrasted Khamenei's remarks by pointing out Iran's own record on human rights.

India condemned on Tuesday comments by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks “misinformed and unacceptable.” In a social media post on Monday,

The Iranian leader, addressing a gathering of clerics in Tehran on Monday, talked about what he described as "suffering" of Muslims in Gaza, Myanmar and India.