Iran Minister Likely To Visit India Next Week, Hold Talks With Jaishankar On Pahalgam Attack

Last Updated:May 02, 2025, 09:26 IST

Abbas Araghchi is expected to hold detailed discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar “on all aspects of the Pahalgam attack."

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to visit New Delhi next week days after Tehran conveyed its intention to mediate between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack.

Indian Express reported, citing sources in the know, that Abbas Araghchi is likely to arrive in New Delhi on May 8 although an official announcement is yet to be made.

Abbas Araghchi is expected to hold detailed discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar “on all aspects of the Pahalgam attack, besides other issues of bilateral, regional and global importance", the sources said. 

Earlier, Abbas Araghchi posted on X (formerly Twitter), “India and Pakistan are brotherly neighbours of Iran, enjoying relations rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilisational ties. Like other neighbors, we consider them our foremost priority." 

Tehran was ready to “use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater understanding at this difficult time", he said. The Iranian minister also talked to Pakistan Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar and discussed the situation.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and strongly condemned the terror attack

“Both leaders agreed that there could be no justification for such acts of terror and all those who believe in humanity must stand together in the fight against terrorism," the MEA said in a post on X. PM Modi also shared “the anger and anguish of the people of India and their resolve to deal with those behind the terror attack and their supporters, firmly and decisively".

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