India, June 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep concern at the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel and called for dialogue and diplomacy to restore peace and stability during a phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday.

Pezeshkian called Modi hours after the US bombed three Iranian nuclear sites - Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan - with US President Donald Trump describing the strikes as a "spectacular military success" and warning against Iranian retaliation. The US strikes came as the Iran-Israel conflict entered its tenth day.

Modi said in a social media post that he and Pezeshkian had a detailed discussion on the current situation. "Expressed deep concern at the recent esca...