Developments have taken serious turn, in touch with Iran, says India

New Delhi, Jan 05: Amid escalating tension between US-Iran over the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Sunday dialled his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif and said India remained deeply concerned about the levels of tension in the region.

"Just concluded a conversation with FM @JZarif of Iran. Noted that developments have taken a very serious turn. India remains deeply concerned about the levels of tension. We agreed to remain in touch," the External Affairs Minister tweeted.

The conversation between the two leaders comes days after Iran's top military commander Soleimani was killed in a US strike.