‘Our foremost priority’: Iran offers to mediate between India, Pakistan

Iran Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X, “India and Pakistan are brotherly neighbors of Iran, enjoying relations rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilisational ties. Like other neighbors, we consider them our foremost priority.”

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.

Tehran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater… pic.twitter.com/5XsZnEPg2D

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) April 25, 2025

“Tehran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater understanding at this difficult time, in line with the spirit taught by Persian poet Saadi: “Human Beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul, If one member is inflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain”.

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday spoke to his Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud about the Pahalgam terror attack and its cross-border linkages.

“Had a telecon with Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan of Saudi Arabia. Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack and its cross-border linkages,” he wrote on X. The Saudi Foreign minister also spoke to Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign minister Deputy Ishaq Dar amid regional tensions between two neighbouring states. According to a statement from Pakistan Foreign Office, Dar briefed his Saudi counterpart on the recent decisions taken by Pakistan’s National Security Committee in light of rising tensions with India.

PM Narendra Modi was in Saudi Arabia when the Pahalgam terror attack took place. He cut short his trip and returned home following the terror attack in Pahalgam.