{"id":290619,"date":"2025-04-26T01:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/after-deadly-pahalgam-strike-iran-urges-dialogue-between-brotherly-neighbours-india-and-pakistan-saudi-arabia-engages-both-sides\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T01:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:43:11","slug":"after-deadly-pahalgam-strike-iran-urges-dialogue-between-brotherly-neighbours-india-and-pakistan-saudi-arabia-engages-both-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/after-deadly-pahalgam-strike-iran-urges-dialogue-between-brotherly-neighbours-india-and-pakistan-saudi-arabia-engages-both-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"After deadly Pahalgam strike, Iran urges dialogue between \u2018brotherly neighbours\u2019 India and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia engages both sides"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran has offered to mediate between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the April 22 terror strike in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 people dead, most of them tourists. The attack, claimed by The Resistance Front<\/a> (TRF)\u2014a group believed to be a front for Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba\u2014has sharply escalated tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi<\/a> posted on X, formerly Twitter, expressing Tehran’s readiness to assist. \u201cIndia and Pakistan are brotherly neighbours of Iran, enjoying relations rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilisational ties. Like other neighbours, we consider them our foremost priority,\u201d Araghchi wrote. He added that Iran is willing to use its \u201cgood offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater understanding at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Citing the Persian poet Saadi, he continued,
\u201cHuman Beings are members of a whole
In creation of one essence and soul
If one member is inflicted with pain<\/p>\n

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Other members uneasy will remain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran had earlier strongly condemned the attack, calling it a \u201cgrave crime\u201d and urging coordinated international efforts to fight terrorism. The country extended condolences to India and emphasised the importance of bringing the perpetrators and their sponsors to justice.<\/p>\n

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India responds with punitive measures, Pakistan retaliates<\/h2>\n

In the days following the Pahalgam attack, New Delhi announced a set of strong retaliatory actions aimed at Islamabad. These included the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, halting cross-border trade via the Attari checkpoint, downgrading diplomatic ties, and suspending visas for Pakistani nationals, including those under the SAARC framework. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved these steps in response to what India sees as Pakistan\u2019s continued support for cross-border terrorism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the matter during a rally in Bihar\u2019s Madhubani. He said, \u201cFriends, today from the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world India will identify, track, and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the earth. India\u2019s spirit will never be broken by terrorism. Terrorism will not go unpunished.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pakistan, denying involvement in the Pahalgam incident, retaliated with its own set of measures. It shut down the Wagah border crossing, suspended all SAARC visas for Indian nationals, halted trade\u2014including indirect routes\u2014and closed its airspace to Indian carriers. Islamabad also announced the suspension of the Simla Agreement, a key bilateral accord signed in 1972. The Pakistani government warned that any attempt by India to divert water under the Indus Water Treaty would be considered an \u201cact of war.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also Read: <\/strong>‘Not even a drop of water will go to Pakistan’: India vows to ‘100% implement’ suspension of Indus Water Treaty<\/a><\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia and UN urge restraint<\/h2>\n

The worsening crisis has prompted diplomatic concern from other nations. On the same day as Iran\u2019s offer, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud held separate phone calls with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.<\/p>\n

Jaishankar shared the update on X, \u201cHad a telecon with Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan of Saudi Arabia. Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack and its cross-border linkages.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Office confirmed that Dar briefed the Saudi minister on the decisions of the National Security Committee and criticised what it called India\u2019s \u201cunilateral\u201d steps. Dar reportedly warned against further escalation and said that Pakistan would \u201crespond firmly to any aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

The United Nations also weighed in. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said his office was monitoring the situation \u201cvery closely and with very great concern.\u201d He urged both nations to exercise \u201cmaximum restraint\u201d and avoid any further deterioration of the situation.<\/p>\n

Also Read: <\/strong>US President Donald Trump calls Pahalgam terror attack \u2018bad one\u2019, declines intervention in Kashmir row<\/a><\/p>\n

Border incident adds to strain<\/h2>\n

In a separate development, a soldier from India\u2019s Border Security Force (BSF) was taken into custody by Pakistan Rangers after accidentally crossing the International Border in Punjab\u2019s Ferozepur district. According to sources, talks are ongoing to ensure the soldier\u2019s safe return.<\/p>\n

The Pahalgam attack, its cross-border implications, and the cascade of retaliatory steps have heightened fears of military escalation in South Asia<\/a>. With both India and Pakistan asserting firm positions and global actors now engaged in diplomacy, the situation remains fragile.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s message of unity and shared humanity stands in contrast to the hardening positions on both sides. Whether mediation efforts will bear fruit remains uncertain. For now, the region holds its breath.
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