Overview
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi completed talks with Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership, emphasizing restraint and offering Iran’s mediation to ease tensions with India.
- Araghchi met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, and Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir to discuss regional security and border cooperation.
- The April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people and was attributed by India to Pakistan-based militants, has heightened hostilities between the two nations.
- Araghchi is set to co-chair the India-Iran Joint Economic Commission on May 8, where discussions will focus on trade, banking arrangements to bypass US sanctions, and Chabahar port development.
- The United Nations has called for maximum restraint, with Secretary-General António Guterres reiterating the importance of diplomacy to prevent further escalation.