TEHRAN – As part of recent agreements between the foreign ministries of Iran and Pakistan, the Pakistani Ambassador has just arrived in Tehran to resume his duties, with the Iranian Ambassador scheduled to enter Islamabad shortly.

Seyyed Rasoul Mousavi, the head of the South Asia Department at Iran's Foreign Ministry, announced on Friday the arrival of Pakistan's ambassador to Iran Muhammad Mudassir Tipu in Tehran. He mentioned that in a few hours, his counterpart Reza Amiri Moghaddam will also return to Pakistan.

Mousavi highlighted the satisfaction of the people and authorities in both countries regarding the return of relations to their usual positive state. He added, “In the current circumstances, the responsibility of the mass media in both countries is crucial for strengthening the friendship and brotherhood between Iran and Pakistan.”

Ties between Tehran and Islamabad seemed to experience a short period of testiness after Iran targeted two main bases of the so-called Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan and the latter responded by striking Iranian positions near the border. Islamabad said it had struck the residence of Pakistani separatists while Tehran confirmed that no Iranian national was killed during the attack.

Officials from both countries expressed respect for their neighbor’s sovereignty and said that they are willing to engage in dialogue to cooperate for a more intense fight against terrorism.  

In a post on X on Friday, Ambassador Mudassir stated that a strong Pakistan and Iran are "critical for region & to promote historic people-to-people ties".

"Time to turn a new leaf," he wrote, commenting on the significance of a peaceful relationship between Islamabad and Tehran.

In the past decade, Iran has asked that Pakistan do more to rein in the Jaish ul-Adl group which has carried out several deadly attacks on Iranian soil in the past years. In December, the terror group attacked a police station in southeastern Iran, killing 11 officers and injuring 6 others.