
Islamabad and Tehran’s detente should help soothe some concerns of regional escalation from the war in Gaza.
Iran and Pakistan have announced that they will resume diplomatic relations after recently swapping air strikes.
The two Islamic republics will return recalled ambassadors on January 26, they said in a joint statement issued on Monday, with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian to visit his counterpart three days later. The announcement signals efforts to rebuild ties following the tit-for-tat missile attacks on one another’s border regions last week that saw relations nosedive and tensions spike.
“Following [a] telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, it has been mutually agreed that ambassadors of both countries may return to their respective posts by January 26, 2024,” said the statement.
Source: AL JAZEERA, January 22, 2024