India, May 15 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting aboard an aircraft carrying a symbolic and politically charged message - "Minab168." The inscription, prominently displayed on the fuselage, refers to the 168 schoolchildren Iran claims were killed in a US strike on a school in Minab on February 28, an incident that has become a powerful symbol of the civilian toll of the ongoing conflict in West Asia.

Images released from Tehran showed Araghchi boarding the aircraft marked with the hashtag "#Minab168," signalling Tehran's intent to keep international attention focused on the humanitarian impact of the conflict even as diplomatic engagement continues through...