India, Jan. 11 -- Diplomatic sabre-rattling on the part of Washington and Tehran following the unwarranted killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani has led to a strange referencing of "Delhi" in the leadership statements of both nations to posit counter-narratives. US President Donald Trump has fronted his manufactured outrage against Iran and Soleimani in particular to justify his actions. He declared that Soleimani was the "world's number one terrorist leader." Trump tweeted, "Soleimani made the death of innocent people his sick passion, contributing to terrorist plots as far away as Delhi and London."

Meanwhile, the erudite Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, postulated a counter to slam the bullying tactics of the Trump a...