Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 16 (ANI): Kashmiri Shia Muslims in Srinagar and Budgam staged demonstrations in help of Iran and protested in opposition to the US and Israel amid the continuing unrest within the Islamic Republic.
Iran is at present witnessing anti-government protests, and US President Donald Trump has inspired them, stating over the weekend that Washington DC stands prepared to assist.
Aga Syed Hasan Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi, President of the Anjuman Sharie Shian in Jammu and Kashmir, accused the US and Israel of ‘spreading terror’ in Iran.
He mentioned, ‘It needs to unfold terror throughout the nation. So, we’re protesting in opposition to them (the US and Israel). We’ll protest in opposition to atrocity and injustice.’
A protester advised ANI, ‘Israel and the US don’t let individuals reside in peace. So, we’re protesting in opposition to these enemies. Each nation ought to have the ability to thrive. We’re with Khamenei sahab and his individuals. We’ll proceed to protest in opposition to the atrocity. We’ll sacrifice ourselves, however we’ll hold defending Islam.’
J&Ok Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday spoke to Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who assured him that steps will probably be taken to safeguard the pursuits and lives of scholars and different individuals from Jammu and Kashmir who’re in Iran now.
Earlier on Friday, Awami Itihaad Celebration (AIP) MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, aka Engineer Rashid, wrote to Jaishankar, looking for his pressing intervention for the rescue and protected evacuation of Kashmiri college students from the Islamic Republic.
In accordance with sources, the MEA is making ready to facilitate the return of Indian nationals from Iran amid the evolving scenario there.
India on Friday said that it’s partaking with the US to make sure that work linked to India’s initiatives at Iran’s Chabahar Port continues underneath a time-bound sanctions waiver from Washington, which is about to run out on April 26 this yr.
Ministry of Exterior Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a weekly media briefing, advised reporters, ‘On the query of Chabahar, on October 28, 2025, as you’re conscious, the US Division of the Treasury had issued a letter outlining steering, the steering on the Conditional Sanctions Waiver, which is legitimate till April 26, 2026. We stay engaged with the US aspect in understanding this association.’
India proposed growing the Chabahar Port in 2003 to supply an alternate route for Indian items to achieve landlocked Afghanistan and Central Asia through highway and rail connectivity underneath the Worldwide North-South Transport Hall, bypassing Pakistan. The progress on the undertaking had slowed earlier attributable to US sanctions on Iran linked to its suspected nuclear programme. (ANI)
