Iranian foreign minister Araghchi calls Jaishankar to discuss West Asia crisis, regional situation

Araghchi also spoke to Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi on Wednesday.

Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called external affairs minister S Jaishankar to discuss the West Asia conflict and regional developments. The call is described as the latest in a series of conversations (the ministers have spoken on phone more than six times since February 28). Jaishankar said they had a detailed conversation and would remain in close touch. A Telegram post from Araghchi said they discussed the latest developments related to the ceasefire, bilateral relations, and regional and international developments, and the call followed Araghchi’s visits to Pakistan, Oman and Russia as part of efforts to end the war.

The article notes that President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the ceasefire that Iran and the US had agreed to on April 7, largely halting hostilities.

The article states that military strikes on Iran by Israel and the United States on February 28 triggered the West Asia conflict.