Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday. The two discussed the ceasefire, bilateral relations and regional issues in detail. Jaishankar said they agreed to remain in close touch.
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in their seventh telephonic conversation in the two months since the West Asia war began on February 28.
The call came days after Araghchi's visit to Pakistan and amid a deadlock in US-Iran talks. Jaishankar posted on X: "Received a phone call from Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi of Iran this evening. Had a detailed conversation about various aspects of the current situation. We agreed to remain in close touch."
According to the Iranian Embassy in India, the two sides discussed and exchanged views on the ceasefire, bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues. India has been engaging Iran on evacuating Indian nationals, with 2,464 facilitated out via land borders so far, and allowing about 10 Indian ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz in the last two months.
Their last conversation was on April 5, when US President Donald Trump threatened attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened. The ceasefire agreed in late March has held, but negotiations have seen no visible progress. India is hosting the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting on May 14 and 15, with Araghchi invited.
