Amid the growing unrest in Iran, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to discuss the existing situation. Through a post on his X account, Jaishankar acknowledged the verbal communication over the phone.

Pakistan has signed an agreement with a US-linked fintech firm affiliated with World Liberty Financial, the main crypto business of the family of US President Donald Trump, “to develop cross-border digital payment systems”. The agreement between Pakistan’s finance minister and co-founder of WLF.

The Indian embassy in Tehran has issued a fresh advisory for Indian nationals as protests rage in Iran. the embassy urged Indian nationals who are currently in Iran – students, pilgrims, business persons and tourists – to leave by available means of transport, including commercial flights.