The war continues between America, Israel and Iran. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces have also been killed in American-Israeli attacks. After losing its top leaders, Iran has intensified retaliatory attacks. Apart from Iran, demonstrations are being seen in many countries on Khamenei’s death. Now Congress has reacted on this. In which questions have been raised on the government.

Kheda targeted the government

Congress leader Pawan Kheda has targeted the central government and raised questions on India’s foreign policy. He described Iran as a traditional friend of India and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of maintaining silence on the issue of America and Israel.

‘India has never looked so weak before’

Khera posted on social media platform Which shows the reluctance not to criticize America and Israel. Kheda further wrote, ‘This is a grave betrayal of all the values ​​for which India has stood till now. India has never looked so weak before.

The silence of the Modi Govt on the targeted assassination of Ayatollah Khameini and other Iranian leaders demonstrates its abdication of moral leadership and its reluctance to say anything remotely critical of the US and Israel. It is a complete betrayal of all that India has…

— Pawan Khera (@Pawankhera) March 1, 2026

Earlier on February 28 also, the Congress leader had targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi by posting on social media. He wrote, ‘PM Modi’s friend Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked India’s old friend Iran. This happened barely two days after the Prime Minister returned from his Israel tour. After all the posturing about stopping the Russia-Ukraine war, why didn’t he use his visit to Israel to ease tensions between Israel and Iran? Does he support this war?

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday appealed to all Telugu citizens living in Iran and Gulf countries to be extremely cautious and strictly follow the guidelines of Indian embassies. He clearly said that in any emergency, the Telangana government will work with the Central government to ensure the safe return of every Telugu citizen.

Situation worsened in Western Asia

The situation in West Asia is deteriorating rapidly. America and Israel launched extensive air strikes on Iran, in response to which Iran targeted American military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that all the bases of Israel and America have come under the target of their missile attacks. Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE confirmed the attacks, while one person died while intercepting a missile in the UAE. Due to news of closure of the Strait of Hormuz, maritime traffic in the Gulf has also come to a standstill.

Telangana government expressed concern

In this explosive environment, the concern of the Telangana government is natural, because lakhs of Telugu families work and maintain their homes in these Gulf countries. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has directed state government officials to maintain constant touch with Indian embassies and consulates in the respective countries and be ready at all times for any necessary action. He said that the Telangana government is keeping a close watch on the situation of its citizens living in these countries.

Similar situations had arisen earlier also

This is not the first time that the Telangana government has faced such a challenge during the Gulf crisis. During the Israel-Iran war in June 2025, 25 Telangana residents were killed, including seven from Iran and eighteen from Israel. Was brought back home safely, that experience has made the government already active and prepared this time.

What did Telangana CM say?

The Chief Minister said in his message that the safety of the citizens of Telangana is the first priority of the state government. He expressed confidence that all Telugu brothers and sisters will remain safe and requested them to stay away from rumors spread on social media and trust only official information. At a time when the entire Gulf region is burning in the flame of war, this assurance has brought a sigh of relief to the millions of families whose families are settled in this blazing area.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Following the news of the attack in Tehran, massive demonstrations broke out in many areas of the old city of Hyderabad on Saturday (28 February). Men and women of Shia community including Tanzeem-e-Jafri took to the streets in large numbers. He held up Khamenei’s pictures in his hands and strongly condemned the joint US-Israeli attack.

Demonstration after Khamenei’s death

When hundreds of people present near Charminar were peacefully shouting slogans in the afternoon. The police are monitoring the situation with heavy force and no untoward incident has taken place so far. The protesters were saying that Khamenei was the supreme leader of Shia Muslims. How can we expect that Iran will remain silent by killing him?

What did the protesters say?

A young protester said, ‘This is an inhuman and immoral attack in the holy month of Ramadan. The talks in Geneva were close to success, but America stopped and attacked. The community also appealed to the Indian government to condemn this unlawful death. These demonstrations took place in the background of the attack on 28 February.

Iran’s counter-attacks after Khamenei’s death

Iran confirmed that Khamenei was martyred in the joint attack by America and Israel. Iran immediately started retaliatory missile attacks. People of the old city are saying that India should maintain balance on both sides. The dream of becoming a world leader will be fulfilled only when the livelihood of millions of Indians and the economy of the country will be secure. Right now everyone is watching what next step the government takes.

Peaceful demonstration in Lucknow-Kashmir also

Similar peaceful demonstrations took place in Kashmir and Lucknow also. The Shia community has declared three days of mourning. The Government of India has appealed to remain vigilant for the safety of citizens. MEA has said that the situation is under monitoring.