Iran, Pakistan to Resume Normal Ties After Rare Cross-Border Missile Strikes

Relations set to return to business as usual after both countries strike militant factions operating on each other’s territory.

In this picture taken on April 21, 2019, Pakistani border security officials (R) and Iranian border security officials (L) shake hand each others at Zero Point in the Pakistan-Iran border town of Taftan. - Iran and Pakistan have agreed to set up a joint border "reaction force" following a number of deadly attacks by militant groups on their frontier, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced April 22 after talks with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Photo by STR / AFP) Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images

Iran and Pakistan appear set to resume normal diplomatic relations following tit-for-tat missile strikes last week that left several people dead on both sides of their shared border.

According to Pakistan’s foreign ministry, both countries have agreed to return their ambassadors—who were recalled after the strikes—to their respective posts.