As the United States and Israel carried out a surprise strike on Iran on the 28th local time, Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto said he is willing to mediate between the two sides.
Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement the same day saying, "We deeply regret the failure of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks," adding, "This has led to heightened military tensions in the Middle East." It continued, "Indonesia urges all parties to exercise restraint and to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said, "If the two countries agree, the Indonesia president will gladly visit Tehran to mediate."
Pakistan, which borders Iran, also condemned the U.S. and Israeli strike on Iran as unjustified. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar spoke by phone the same day with Iran Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs added, "Minister Dar urged the urgent resumption of diplomacy to resolve the crisis peacefully and an immediate halt to escalatory actions."
Pakistan, where Sunni Muslims are the majority, shares a border of more than 900 kilometers with Iran, where Shiites are the majority. The two countries have alternated between cooperation and conflict amid sectarian tensions and geopolitical interests. In 2024, Iran hit with missiles the base in Pakistan of its own Sunni separatist armed group, and two days later Pakistan responded with an airstrike on Iran's southeastern border area. The two countries, however, moved quickly to mend the rift afterward. Iran also said it was ready to mediate recently, after October last year, as Pakistan clashed militarily with Afghanistan.
Australia, a key U.S. security ally, took the opposite stance, saying it supports the United States in its strike on Iran. Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, the same day, "It has long been recognized that Iran's nuclear program poses a threat to global peace and security," adding, "We support the steps the United States has taken to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons."