Jimly Reveals Prabowo and Pakistan's President's Plan to Visit Tehran to Dampen Escalation

Jimly Asshiddique, the chairman of the Advisory Board of the Indonesian Muslim Scholar Association (ICMI), welcomed President Prabowo Subianto’s bid to mediate between the United States, Israel and Iran. He said he had heard that Prabowo had communicated with Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari to jointly mediate the conflict in Tehran, Iran. ‘This is to prevent escalation; well, the Prime Minister of Pakistan is willing to join President Prabowo to visit Tehran. That is what the President explained. Oh, very good. So it’s not only Indonesia; in other words, what President Prabowo is thinking has the support of the Pakistani Prime Minister,’ Jimly said after the iftar event with religious leaders at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on the evening of Thursday, 5 March 2026. ‘I forgot whether it was the Prime Minister or the President of Pakistan. The President of Pakistan. Well, they will go to Tehran together,’ he added, correcting his remarks. The government previously said that Prabowo’s move to mediate between the US, Israel and Iran had received a positive reception worldwide. Iran was said to be open, and Middle Eastern countries were said to support the initiative. ‘While taking stock of the situation, it was stated that the principle is that the President desires a meeting with Iran to mediate and Iran is opening up,’ said Nusron Wahid, Minister of ATR/BPN and a NU figure, after the iftar event with religious leaders at the Istana. ‘And then the steps taken by the President have received support from several Middle Eastern countries and other Islamic nations. Including Pakistan, and also from the UAE (United Arab Emirates),’ he added. Nevertheless, Nusron handed the matter to Foreign Minister Sugiono to explain further to the public later. He emphasised that the initiative had the backing of war-affected countries. ‘But of course this is within the purview of the Foreign Minister, who is entitled to explain. But earlier it was explained that the President’s efforts had gained support from Middle Eastern country leaders,’ Nusron said.