In the background, Iran had our full political support so that Iran could not be shown to be inferior.
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that good relations with the US do not mean supporting the US even in wrongdoings, we knew that Iran would not remain without taking revenge.
While holding a press conference in Islamabad, he briefed the media about the OIC meeting and said that the issue of Iran and Israel was discussed the most in the meeting. On our suggestion regarding Iran, the foreign ministers decided that an OIC session should be held only on Iran, so with the efforts of Pakistan, a special session on Iran was held.
He said that I have been in constant contact with the Iranian Foreign Minister, the Prime Minister also had talks with Iran, it is our Islamic and moral duty to support Iran, Iran was the first to appreciate Pakistan’s efforts in the Security Council and did the same in its parliament. When the Iranian President spoke in the parliament, the entire parliament raised slogans of gratitude to Pakistan. In the background, Iran had our full political support so that Iran could not be shown to be inferior and Iran came out of this crisis.
The Foreign Minister said that especially when the US attacked Iran and the Army Chief was coming to Pakistan, the Army Chief stopped in Istanbul on our suggestion. Our meeting with Erdogan had been confirmed. Therefore, the Field Marshal and our ambassador were present in the meeting. On the other hand, Erdogan, the Turkish Foreign Minister, the Intelligence Chief and senior members were present, where the issue of Iran was discussed.
Ishaq Dar said that in response to the US attack, Iran told us that they are peace-loving and do not support the development of nuclear weapons, but they will not remain without responding to the attack. They informed Qatar and attacked the US air base in Qatar.
The Foreign Minister said that good relations with the US do not mean supporting America even in wrong things. After the attack on Iran, there were speculations about what Pakistan would do. We issued a statement clarifying our position. We knew that Iran would not remain without retaliating. We are trying to ensure that the ceasefire that has been reached remains permanent.
