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Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Thursday nighttime (March 12, 2026) spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian implicit the telephone and discussed the "serious situation" successful West Asia.
Mr. Modi expressed heavy interest implicit the escalation of tensions successful the portion and the nonaccomplishment of civilian lives arsenic good arsenic harm to civilian infrastructure.
The Prime Minister told the Iranian President that the information and information of Indian nationals, on with the request for unhindered transit of goods and energy, remained India's apical priorities.
“Had a speech with Iranian President, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, to sermon the superior concern successful the region. Expressed heavy interest implicit the escalation of tensions and the nonaccomplishment of civilian lives arsenic good arsenic harm to civilian infrastructure,” Mr. Modi said successful a station on X.
The Prime Minister besides reiterated India's committedness to bid and stableness and urged dialog and diplomacy to extremity the crisis.
Notably, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, a cardinal shipping transition done which India's important vigor imports come.
Two days ago, a bulk lipid bearer sailing to India was fired upon by Iranian forces arsenic it was trying to transverse done the Strait of Hormuz. The Prime Minister had spoken to leaders of respective West Asian countries successful the past 10 days successful the aftermath of the coordinated violative launched against Iran by the United States and Israel, successful which the Islamic country's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed past month.
In retaliation, Iran has fired drones and missiles astatine Israel and U.S. subject installations astir the Gulf region, including the planetary concern and aviation hubs of Dubai and Doha.
Mr. Modi earlier spoke to the leaders of Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Israel and Qatar, and expressed interest implicit the attacks connected their countries, and condemned the usurpation of immoderate nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He besides discussed the payment and information of the Indian assemblage residing successful those countries.
Around 1 crore Indians unrecorded successful the Gulf and West Asia. While astir 10,000 Indian citizens live, survey and enactment successful Iran, much than 40,000 unrecorded successful Israel.
