Iranian President spoke to PM Modi regarding Pahalgam attack, mentioned Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. While doing so, the Iranian President firmly criticized the Pahalgam terror attack as well as emphasized implementing more regional collaboration against terrorism. Last week, 26 innocent visitors were mercilessly murdered in the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. It was India's largest terrorist attack of the past decade, which left the entire world stunned.

Supporting India, the Iranian President stressed the need to root out terrorism. The President said, 'These tragic events increase the shared responsibility of all countries in the region and force them to eradicate the roots of terrorism through empathy, solidarity, and close cooperation; only then can lasting peace and harmony be ensured in the region.' He also referred to the legacy of India's founding leaders, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, and called them 'messengers of peace and friendship'. The Iranian Embassy in India reported that President Pezeshkian said that Iran greatly respects India and its prominent leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, who were messengers of peace, friendship, and coexistence. The President also hoped that this spirit of India would remain in relations with all countries.

Pezeshkian also hoped to expand trade and infrastructure cooperation between India and Iran. He said that the development of Chabahar port in Iran could help promote strategic relations between India, Iran, and Russia in the region. The Chabahar port, developed by India, is considered a gateway for trade with Central Asian countries. The Iranian President has also invited PM Modi to Tehran to enhance cooperation between the two countries.