Pakistan FM calls for ‘restraint’ in call with Iran’s Araghchi, ministry says

By AFP 12 July 2026, 10:03 am

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This handout photograph taken on June 23, 2026, and released by Pakistan's President House shows Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (C) and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (R) attending a meeting with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (2R) in Islamabad amid the US-Iran peace talks. (Pakistan's President House / AFP)

Pakistan’s top diplomat calls for “de-escalation” and for parties in the Iran conflict to “show restraint” during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, a foreign ministry statement says.

“Both leaders exchanged views on the evolving regional situation,” Pakistan’s foreign ministry says in a statement after the call between Ishaq Dar and Abbas Araghchi.

Dar “further underscored that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable path to resolving disputes and achieving lasting peace and stability in the region,” it says.