Amid intensifying India-Pakistan tensions, Iran on Friday offered to step in and initiate mediation between the two neighbouring countries following the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
Stressing the importance of peace, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that India and Pakistan are "brotherly neighbours of Iran".
India and Pakistan are brotherly neighbors of Iran, enjoying relations rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilizational ties. Like other neighbors, we consider them our foremost priority.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) April 25, 2025
Tehran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater… pic.twitter.com/5XsZnEPg2D
They "enjoy relations rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilisational ties. Like other neighbours, we consider them our foremost priority," Araghchi tweeted. He also added that Tehran stands ready to use its offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater understanding at this difficult time.
The recent terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists. The Resistance Front, a proxy group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) took the responsibility for the attack.
Though Pakistan denied any involvement in the attack, India took a firm stand by immediately suspending the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 after the attack. Among the decisive measures taken by New Delhi included suspending the visas of Pakistani nationals, reducing the number of diplomatic mission staff and imposing restrictions along the Attari border.
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Islamabad said that any move to divert water under the Indus Waters Treaty would be treated as an "act of war".
Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Jal Shaki Minister C.R. Patil and other senior officials to discuss the future course of action regarding the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.
We stand in solidarity with India in the wake of the horrific Islamist terrorist attack, targeting and killing 26 Hindus in Pahalgam. My prayers and deepest sympathies are with those who lost a loved one, PM @narendramodi, and with all the people of India. We are with you and…
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) April 25, 2025
Also, extending support to India, the US's Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "We stand in solidarity with India...we support you as you hunt down those responsible for this heinous attack," she said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also said that his office is closely monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan. Guterres urged both the nations to exercise restraint.
