Jaishankar claims India can moderate Israel-Iran talks after Tehran targets Tel Aviv–

India is “concerned at the possibility of a broadening of the conflict” in West Asia, and can add as a facilitator of interaction in between Israel and Iran, External Affairs Minister (MEA) S Jaishankar stated.

The declaration by India’s international preacher comes with a time when the stress in between Israel and Iran become a major battle.

Jaishankar’s statement happened the moment Iran introduced a battery of at 180 ballistic projectiles in the direction of Tel Aviv on Tuesday (October 1) in feedback to Iran’s murder of previous Hezbollah principal Hassan Nasrallah.

Speaking at the Carnegie Endowment Centre for International Peace in the United States on the arising unpredictable scenario in West Asia, Jaishankar stated India’s position that it thinks about the October 7 assault on Israel by Hamas as a “terrorist attack”.

He additionally stated that the origin of present stress in West Asia is Hamas’ assault on Israel in 2014.

India pertains to Oct 7 as terrorist assault

Jaishankar stressed that feedback from any type of nation need to stick to worldwide altruistic regulation and stay clear of hurting private citizens.

“We regard October 7 as a terrorist attack. We understand that Israel needed to respond, but we also believe that any response by any country has to take into account international humanitarian law and that it must be careful about any damage or implications for civilian populations. It is important to have some kind of international humanitarian effort,” he stated.

India worried at opportunity of expanding dispute

The EAM better stated that India is “concerned at the possibility of a broadening of the conflict, not just what happened in Lebanon, but also to the Houthis and the Red Sea, and to anything that happens between Iran and Israel”.

‘Don’t undervalue value of dispute’

The preacher took place to state that India understands the value of preserving interaction in“difficult times” “If there are things to be said and passed on and back, I think those are all contributions that we can make, and we do,” he stated.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has actually promised to strike back and stated “Iran made a big mistake tonight (October 1) – and it will pay for it.”  

#WATCH | EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, “… We regard October 7 as a terrorist attack. We understand that Israel needed to respond, but we also believe that any response by any country has to take into account international humanitarian law and that it must be careful about any… pic.twitter.com/inGpavn01Y

— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2024

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a conversation with Netanyahu and highlighted that “terrorism has no place in our world.”

Sharing a post on X, detailing his conversation with Netanyahu, PM Modi said that he talked about recent developments in West Asia with his Israeli counterpart and said terrorism has no place in the world.  

“It is crucial to prevent regional escalation and ensure the safe release of all hostages. India is committed to supporting efforts for an early restoration of peace and stability,” PM Modi stated.

CLICK HERE to watch EAM Jaishankar’s full conversation at the Carnegie Endowment Centre for International Peace in the United States.

With inputs from agencies.