National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. NSA Doval expressed India’s interest in expanding bilateral cooperation in the development of Chabahar Port and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). In a post on X, Iran’s embassy in India said, “Mr Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, held a telephone conversation with Dr Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran and representative of the Supreme Leader.”