Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for an “immediate cessation” of what he characterized as U.S.-Israeli military actions during a Saturday telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Iran’s embassy in India.
During their discussion, Pezeshkian emphasized the need for assurances that would prevent future occurrences of such “aggression” and urged the BRICS group of emerging economies to take an independent stance in stopping actions against Iran.
The Iranian leader put forward the idea of establishing a regional security arrangement involving West Asian nations to maintain peace without outside interference, the embassy reported on social media.
In his own social media statement from earlier Saturday, Modi expressed his condemnation of strikes targeting vital infrastructure throughout the Middle East during his conversation with Pezeshkian.
The Indian leader also stressed the critical need to protect maritime navigation rights and keep shipping routes open and safe for international commerce.
