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Modi & Trump hold Strait talks in first call since war
Financial Express Pune
|March 25, 2026
A DAY AFTER he paused for five days his threat of striking Iran's energy sites and announced initiation of talks behind the scenes with Tehran, US President Donald Trump called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and discussed the situation in West Asia “including the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open”.
This was their first call since the start of the war. Modi, in a post on X, said, “Received a call from President Trump and had a
This story is from the March 25, 2026 edition of Financial Express Pune.
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