Overview
- Foreign ministers met in New Delhi on Thursday and Friday, with talks dominated by the Iran‑centered conflict, oil supply risks, and threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a lane that carries a large share of global oil and LNG.
- India’s S. Jaishankar urged safe, uninterrupted passage in Hormuz and the Red Sea, called for de‑escalation, and criticized unilateral sanctions that he said hit developing economies the hardest.
- Bilateral diplomacy intensified, as Jaishankar met Iran’s Abbas Araghchi on Friday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate meetings with Araghchi and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov to discuss energy, connectivity, and regional stability.
- Iran used the forum to attack U.S. policy, with Foreign Minister Araghchi calling it “bullying” and pressing BRICS countries to present a united front against such pressure.
- With no consensus statement emerging amid a reported Iran–UAE rift, countries leaned on practical steps, with Iran affirming the India‑linked Chabahar Port will proceed and import data showing India increasing Russian crude to cushion supply shocks.