Fresh statements from Tehran and Washington point to deepening confrontation, with both sides hardening their public positions even as the US says it remains open to diplomacy.
The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
A high-level meeting in Washington has resulted in Pakistan seeking a rare $10 billion US financial facility to shore up its economy. If approved, the package could ease pressure on the rupee.
The proposed 30-year agreement would place American companies at the heart of Saudi Arabia's civilian nuclear programme, with Congress expected to review the pact in the coming days.
The Pentagon told lawmakers the conflict has already cost $37.5 billion and warned of readiness shortfalls without additional funding, while also alleging Russia and China are enabling Iran's military operations.
India and the US, on Friday, discussed trade jut days ahead of President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs system kicks into effect.
Billionaire Elon Musk has announced his artificial intelligence company, xAI, has acquired social media platform X for an all-stock transaction of $33 billion.
The United Nations is mobilising relief for quake-hit Myanmar where nearly 150 people have died, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
Another earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter Scale, hit Myanmar late on Friday, the National Center for Seismology reported.
US President Donald Trump, on Friday, called Indian tariffs "brutal" but expressed optimism that things will "work out very well" between the two countries on trade.
