{"id":41569,"date":"2026-02-24T09:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41569"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:04:26","slug":"iranian-envoy-calls-for-calm-amid-rising-pakistan-afghanistan-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41569","title":{"rendered":"Iranian envoy calls for calm amid rising Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Iran on Tuesday voiced concern over rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan and called for continued efforts to ease relations.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Islamabad Institute of Strategic Studies, Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said, \u201cWar in the region is in no one\u2019s interest.\u201d He added that the common enemies of Pakistan and Iran are promoting terrorism and separatism, warning: \u201cWe must remain vigilant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Late Saturday night, Pakistan carried out intelligence-based strikes against terrorist camps inside Afghanistan in what officials described as a retributive response to a string of deadly suicide bombings, including an attack on an Imambargah in Islamabad and multiple blasts in Bajaur and Bannu during the holy month of Ramazan.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian ambassador said strong cooperation and coordination between Pakistan and Iran continued at regional and global forums. \u201cWe are grateful for the strong backing of the Pakistani nation and government; regional cooperation will continue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pakistan-India war and the 12-day Israeli aggression against Iran brought Pakistan and Iran closer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Read: Air raids in Afghanistan destroy 7 terror camps<\/p>\n<p>On trade and diplomacy, Amiri Moghadam said 25 high-level Iranian delegations visited Pakistan last year and described recent bilateral trade as being at a \u201cgood level.\u201d He also praised Pakistan\u2019s vote against an anti-Iran resolution in Geneva, saying: \u201cThe United States faced a political setback in Geneva.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reiterating Tehran and Islamabad\u2019s position on regional issues, he said, \u201cPakistan and Iran reject any form of separatism\u201d and \u201cIran and Pakistan are staunch supporters of Palestine and oppose Zionist aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, he said, \u201cSince 2015, the IAEA has repeatedly declared Iran\u2019s nuclear programme peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more: Various foreign ministers condemn Israel over West Bank moves, statement says<\/p>\n<p>He described Israel as \u201cthe United States\u2019 representative in the region\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the recent Iran-Israel conflict, he said: \u201cIsrael was forced to retreat and negotiate\u201d and \u201cwe demonstrated our military capability during the 12-day conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ambassador also claimed that \u201cIsrael is publishing maps of Greater Israel.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran on Tuesday voiced concern over rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan and called for continued efforts to ease relations. Speaking at the Islamabad Institute of Strategic Studies, Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said, \u201cWar in the region is in no one\u2019s interest.\u201d He added that the common enemies of Pakistan and Iran [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}