Foreign Minister Sugiono said talks within the Board of Peace, also\nknown as the Dewan Perdamaian, have been put on hold as the conflict in\nWest Asia escalates. Sugiono\u2019s statement responds to the Indonesian\nUlema Council\u2019s (MUI) demand for Indonesia to withdraw from the Security\nCouncil. The MUI has urged the government to withdraw from that\ninternational body established by the United States after the United\nStates and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow all BoP talks are on hold, yes. All attention has shifted to the\nsituation in Iran,\u201d Sugiono said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta\non Tuesday evening, 3 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Indonesia\u2019s membership in the Board of Peace, launched by US\nPresident Donald Trump, has previously sparked controversy, especially\nafter the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran. The MUI urged\nthe government to withdraw from that international body after the\nUS-Israel strike on Iran occurred abruptly on Saturday, 28 February\n2026.<\/p>\n
The demand is recorded in the MUI\u2019s tausiyah in letter\nKep-28\/DP-MUI\/III\/2026. The tausiyah was signed by MUI Chairman Anwar\nIskandar and Secretary-General Amirsyah Tambunan.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sugiono stressed that Indonesia would continue to\ncoordinate with Gulf states. The Gerindra Party politician said several\nGulf states, which are also BoP members, had also been affected by the\nsequence of attacks in the US-Israel-Iran conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding the BoP issue, we will keep in contact with our Gulf\ncolleagues, because they have also been attacked and they are BoP\nmembers,\u201d Sugiono said.<\/p>\n
According to Sugiono, President Prabowo Subianto has also spoken by\ntelephone with Gulf leaders. \u201cEveryone has phoned, the one still waiting\nfor a call perhaps is MBS (Mohammed bin Salman), the Crown Prince of\nSaudi Arabia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Sugiono did not go into detail about the contents of\nPrabowo\u2019s discussions with Gulf leaders, as their talks are between\nheads of state.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/as-the-us-attacks-iran-foreign-minister-bop-talks-suspended-1772600743", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }