Iran Reiterates Offer to Mediate Between Taliban and Pakistan Amid Rising Tensions
Amid escalating tensions between the Taliban administration in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has announced Tehran’s willingness to play an active role in easing the crisis.
During a visit to Islamabad, Larijani referred to the friction of the past two months and said that terrorism is a global issue that requires collective cooperation both within the region and beyond.
He stated that Iran has pledged to Pakistani officials that it will utilize all its resources to help resolve the crisis and emphasized that Tehran will leave no effort spared in this regard.
Larijani’s remarks echo Iran’s previous stance, in which Tehran called for a regional summit aimed at reducing tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan. The proposed summit would seek tangible guarantees from both sides to uphold their commitments.
Relations between the Taliban and Islamabad deteriorated following Pakistani military airstrikes on areas in Kabul and Paktika, which provoked sharp responses from the Taliban administration and pushed bilateral relations into a crisis phase.
So far, three rounds of negotiations mediated by Qatar and Turkey have failed to resolve the dispute. At the core of the tensions lies the presence and activities of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a group that remains a serious point of contention between Kabul and Islamabad.
While previous talks have faltered, Iran’s offer may present a new opportunity to revive dialogue and restore relations by leveraging regional mechanisms. However, the success of such an initiative will depend on the political will of the involved parties and the weight of international pressure.
