Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 20:01 IST Government sources said while India’s security front remains calm, there are grave concerns that oil prices will witness a sharp surge as the Middle East crisis escalates Top Indian government sources said the Iran attack targeted a high-level leadership summit, successfully striking Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his inner circle. (Image: PTI/File) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in military strikes, was always the target for the United States and Israel even as backchannel talks through the Middle East over the nuclear deal failed days before the Iran attack, Indian government sources said. Top government sources told News18 that while India’s security front remains calm, there are grave concerns over a sharp rise in global energy costs. As the conflict escalates, oil prices are expected to surge potentially destabilising the global economy. According to the government sources, the coordinated strikes by the US and Israel, which reportedly involved the dropping of over 30 bombs, targeted a high-level leadership summit successfully striking Khamenei and his inner …