TEHRAN - Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has extended his congratulations to Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on his reappointment as India's Minister of External Affairs.

Bagheri Kani wrote a congratulatory message on his X account, formerly Twitter, late on Monday. 

"I am confident that his continued presence in the important position of the Minister of External Affairs will strengthen and expand the relations between Iran and India in all fields," he wrote.

Jaishankar resumed his role as India's minister of external affairs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term, which commenced on June 10. He was among the first 10 ministers sworn in after Modi's inauguration on June 9.

Over the past five years, Jaishankar has emerged as a central figure in Indian diplomacy. His supporters tout him for skillfully navigating a rapidly evolving global landscape. The top diplomat visited Iran early this year and held extensive meetings with the late Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. 

Iran and India have made several moves to strengthen their ties in the past years. New Delhi entered an agreement to develop Iran’s strategic Chabahar port in 2016. It signed a 10-year deal with Tehran in May to develop the port further. 

When met with U.S. pressure to drop the deal, Jaishankar urged Washington to abandon its “narrow view” of the partnership and try to understand that the development of Chabahar would be to “everyone’s benefit”.