Jaishankar holds talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister 'Raisina Dialogue'

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Friday.

The talks between two ministers comes amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, which was triggered by the joint US-Israel strikes against Iran on February 28, aimed at degrading Tehran’s missile capabilities and military infrastructure.

The opening wave of the operation



killed senior figures in the Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering a response from Tehran in the form of drone and missile attacks targetting US assets, regional capitals and allied forces across the region.

The 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, commenced in New Delhi on Thursday, bringing together an array of global leaders, policymakers and strategic experts.