Iran, Israel relationship or absence of it source of concern, says External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

The relationship or absence of it between Israel and Iran has been a source of concern and some of India's diplomatic efforts are focused on that aspect, External AffairsExternal AffairsExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday.

In an address at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, S Jaishankar, without directly referring to attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Houthi operators, said India has an interest in trying to mitigate the security situation.

S Jaishankar, on a two-day visit to Bahrain from Saturday, touched upon various issues, including how to prevent conflicts from spreading further, the importance of key connectivity projects and the need to improve the security situation in the region.