The months of May and June 2025 have been incidentally with significant happenings in the South and West Asian regions. On 7 May 2025, India attacked Pakistan on a false pretext and was responded to by Pakistan in a befitting manner. Iran supported Pakistan in this conflict politically and diplomatically. The Iranian Foreign Minister even travelled to both countries to calm the situation. The ceasefire came into effect on 10 June 2025. On 13 June 2025, Israel launched surprise attacks on key military and nuclear facilities in Iran, which were responded to by Iran with missile attacks. Pakistan extended full political and diplomatic support to Iran, and separate resolutions condemning Israel’s aggression were passed in Pakistan’s upper and lower houses. According to reports, Pakistan was even consulted by the US administration on the issue, and Pakistan advised the US to bring the conflict to an end. Iranians were grateful to Pakistan and chanted “Thank you Pakistan” slogans on the streets and in the Iranian Parliament. Both neighbours emerged praiseworthy from the conflict situations they faced respectively, but another important outcome was the ever-closer affinity between them, which was visible from high-level visits from both sides. The Iranian President, Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, visited Pakistan from 2 to 3 August 2025, and a number of MoUs in the fields of information technology, law and justice, climate change, and tourism were signed. It is expected that formal agreements in these fields will follow soon.

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