Pezeshkian hails Pakistan’s ‘heartening’ support during Israeli-US war against Iran
President Masoud Pezeshkian has appreciated Pakistan’s firm support for the Islamic Republic during the recent 12-day Israeli-American war on the country, saying it reflected the deep bond between the two nations.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Sunday, Pezeshkian said the positions adopted by Pakistan’s government, parliament, political groups, scholars, and people were “very heartening.”
On June 13, Zionist regime launched a war of aggression against Iran that martyred at least 1,064 people in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.
The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces conducted successful operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, and managed to impose a halt to the aggression on June 24.
Elsewhere in the presser, Pezeshkian said that regional security is “deeply interdependent,” and that peace, stability, and calm are essential to achieving economic and commercial development across the region.
“The principle of neighborliness and prioritizing relations with neighboring countries is central to Iran’s foreign policy,” he said. “And our view of Pakistan is not just as a neighbor, but as a brother.”
On his meetings in Islamabad, the president said both sides condemned the inhumane crimes committed by Israel in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria, as well as its ongoing genocide in Gaza and its destabilizing actions in the broader region.
He said Tehran and Islamabad agreed that stronger, more effective, and action-oriented cooperation among regional countries, especially Muslim nations, was needed to confront the aggressive and expansionist policies of the Israeli regime.
Pezeshkian urged international organizations, especially the UN Security Council, to take a firm stance against violations of sovereignty, the spread of war, and civilian massacres, and to refrain from applying double standards.
He also thanked the Pakistani side for their hospitality and brotherhood, and invited Prime Minister Sharif to visit Tehran at the earliest opportunity to continue their discussions.
President Pezeshkian arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for a two-day visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Sharif. On Sunday, the two sides signed 12 agreements covering a wide range of areas, including science and technology, transportation and transit, trade and economy, tourism, and agriculture.