Srinagar, May 15 -- New Delhi- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held wide-ranging talks on Friday focused on the West Asia crisis, maritime security and strategic connectivity projects, as both sides sought to strengthen cooperation amid continuing regional tensions and disruptions in global trade routes.

The discussions marked the first comprehensive high-level engagement between India and Iran since conflict erupted following the US-Iran war that began on Feb. 28.

Araqchi was in New Delhi on a three-day visit to attend a BRICS foreign ministers' meeting.

"Had a detailed conversation with FM Abbas Araqchi of Iran this morning in Delhi," Jaishankar said in a social media post.

"Discuss...