Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the deaths of three Indian seafarers in a US Navy strike on the oil vessel MT Settebello in the Gulf.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei remains alive and appears to be taking a more active role in the country's affairs as diplomatic efforts over Tehran's nuclear programme remain deadlocked.