Avoid attacks on commercial shipping, seafarers: Jaishankar to Iran FM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and conveyed India's "deep concerns" over the ongoing hostilities amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. "Strongly urged that attacks on commercial shipping and seafarers be avoided under any circumstance," he added. Since the outbreak of war, 16 Indian nationals have lost their lives across the region.