BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 17. Iranian President
Masoud Pezeshkian met in Tehran with Field Marshal Asim Munir,
Chief of the General Staff of the Pakistan Armed Forces, and
thanked Pakistan for its mediation efforts, the statement of
Iranian media says, Trend reports.


The Iranian president praised Islamabad’s role in mediating and
securing a ceasefire in the war between Iran and the U.S.-Israel,
and stated that Tehran, in addition to defending the rights of the
Iranian people under international law, seeks to achieve lasting
peace and stability in the region.


Pezeshkian also expressed gratitude to the Pakistani official
for the high-level hospitality extended to the Iranian delegation
during negotiations with the U.S. in Islamabad.







The president emphasized Iran’s principled approach toward the
Muslim world, stating that Iran considers all Islamic countries its
brothers and that Iran’s recent actions against U.S. military bases
in the region were taken out of defensive necessity and in response
to unforeseen circumstances.