Iran, Pakistan Hail ‘Brotherly’ Ties, Call for Stepped-Up Security Cooperation

Speaking in Islamabad, Tehran’s top diplomat blames ‘third countries’ for recent violence near border.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on June 27, 2022. Cagla Gurdogan/Reuters

Iran and Pakistan have called for stepped-up bilateral security cooperation while stressing respect for each other’s national sovereignty.

The conciliatory remarks follow a rare missile exchange earlier this month in which the two countries struck targets inside each other’s territory.