Pakistan and Iran agreed to restore diplomatic ties and de-escalate tensions along their border following the recent tit-for-tat missile strikes.

On Monday, foreign ministers from both countries met in Islamabad to mend relations.

Joining the discussion: 

• Ali Akbar Dareini is a Researcher and Writer for the Strategic Studies of Public Policy Journal.
• Shuja Nawaz is a Distinguished Fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council.
• Mohammad Marandi is Chair of the American Studies Department at the University of Tehran.
• Syed Mohammad Ali is a Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University.

Iran and Pakistan have announced that they will resume diplomatic relations after recently swapping air strikes ⤵️ https://t.co/dvLWW8oUuS

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 22, 2024

Iran's foreign minister travelled to Pakistan on Monday to try and contain the fallout from the tit-for-tat missile strikes earlier this month. The neighbours have agreed to bury the hatchet with a new counterterrorism agreement pic.twitter.com/qeC3oxDcfk

— TRT World (@trtworld) January 30, 2024