NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic con-versation on Tuesday with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, who briefed him on the recent developments in West Asia and the way forward. The Prime Min-ister said he reiterated in his interaction with the Iranian leader the im-portance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz for India and the world. Prime Minis-ter Modi welcomed the understanding reached, and reiterated India's consistent position that all issues must be re-solved through dialogue and diplomacy, a state-ment issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.