India, May 11 -- Iran on Saturday raised objections over comments made by former army officer and television personality Gaurav Arya against Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi.

Gaurav Arya made the comments while criticising Araghchi for visiting Pakistan before coming to India amid tensions between the two neighbours in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people died.

"Respect for guests has a long-standing tradition in Iranian culture," Iran's Embassy in New Delhi wrote on X while sharing Arya's video. "We Iranians consider our guests to be "beloved by God. How about you?"

After the embassy's objection, the Indian Embassy in Iran clarified that Gaurav Arya is a private citizen and that his statement has no connec...