Thu May 08 07:47:20 UTC 2025: ## Iranian Foreign Minister Urges India and Pakistan to De-escalate Tensions
**New Delhi, May 8, 2025** – Amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the “Operation Sindoor” incident, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has called for restraint from both nations. Araqchi, who arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for a pre-planned meeting of the India-Iran joint economic commission, expressed hope that both countries would prevent further escalation. He reiterated his calls for restraint made during a visit to Pakistan on Monday.
“Our region needs peace, especially to expand economic cooperation between regional countries, and we hope this will happen,” Araqchi stated. His comments follow New Delhi’s warning that any Pakistani response to “Operation Sindoor” would be met with retaliation, raising concerns about a potential wider military conflict in the volatile nuclear region. The nature of “Operation Sindoor” and the specific events leading to the increased tensions were not detailed in the report.
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