PM Modi welcomes Iran-US deal ahead of G7
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo credit: ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed a deal between Iran and the United States to end a conflict in West Asia that has raged for more than three months, killing and injuring thousands and disrupting shipping and energy markets.
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“I welcome the agreement between the United States and Iran to end the conflict in West Asia, which has caused severe economic disruption worldwide and resulted in loss of life in many countries,” Mr Modi said in a social media post from the Slovak capital of Bratislava. The Prime Minister arrived in the city on Sunday evening for a bilateral visit after an eventful day and a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Nice.
I welcome the agreement between the United States and Iran to end the conflict in West Asia, which has caused severe economic disruption around the world and resulted in the loss of life in many countries.
India hopes that the implementation of this understanding…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 15, 2026
India hoped the deal would also restore peace and stability while ensuring freedom of navigation and trade, Mr Modi said, welcoming further talks on the remaining issues to reach a “sustainable final agreement”. Iran and the US are expected to sign the deal in Geneva on Friday, but details of the terms remain unclear.
Mr Modi will travel to Evian-les-Bains in the French Alps on Tuesday morning to attend talks with leaders of the G7 group of rich nations.
Defense mission for Hormuz
Host country France, along with Britain, Germany and Italy, welcomed the US-Iran deal on Monday, congratulating both countries and others, including mediators Qatar and Pakistan. Countries have said the urgent opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway carrying 20% of the world’s oil, is essential. They are willing to carry out a “strictly defensive and independent” mission to “calm merchant shipping” and clear mines, the statement said. Those countries — all members of the G7 — also said Iran must never get a nuclear weapon.
I welcome the agreement between the United States and Iran to end the conflict in West Asia, which has caused severe economic disruption around the world and resulted in the loss of life in many countries.
India hopes that the implementation of this understanding…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 15, 2026
However, the focus of attention at the G7 will be US President Donald Trump, who arrived at the resort on Monday evening. A meeting between Mr Modi and Mr Trump is scheduled for 2.45pm local time on Wednesday. Both men go into the meeting with some challenging issues looming before them.
Indians reacted – on the streets and online – with anger to the deaths of three Indian sailors killed last week in US attacks off the coast of Oman. There’s also the issue of the protracted trade deal that was announced in February but still hasn’t been formally signed.
Published – 15 Jun 2026 14:20 IST