PKS Urges Prabowo to Communicate with Trump on Iran Conflict
PKS Vice Chair of Commission I in Parliament Sukamta believes there are significant obstacles when President Prabowo Subianto seeks to become a peace mediator in the Iran conflict with Israel and the United States. However, the PKS politician expressed support for Prabowo’s intentions.
“Although we understand the situation is indeed very difficult, all positive and constructive efforts should be pursued,” said Sukamta in a written statement on Monday, 2 March 2026.
When asked for clarification, Sukamta was reluctant to detail the specific challenges Indonesia would face when attempting to serve as a mediator. According to him, Prabowo’s intentions should be supported to help achieve world peace in accordance with constitutional mandates.
On the other hand, Sukamta also noted that Prabowo has a close relationship with US President Donald Trump that could serve as a negotiating asset. “As someone who can communicate with Trump and Iran, I believe we should support the president’s efforts,” he stated.
Sukamta urged international authorities to immediately halt Israeli military aggression alongside the United States and prevent the Middle East from descending into a major war that would worsen the suffering of its people.
According to him, the combined attack on Saturday, 28 February was a blatant violation of state sovereignty and international law. Sukamta also saw this event as showing a trend towards expanding the scope of confrontation.
He demanded that America and Israel take responsibility for the consequences of this escalation. He warned that the international community should not turn away from the situation in Gaza and Palestine amid this conflict.
“The world’s attention must not be diverted from the Iran conflict in ways that Israel could exploit to escalate aggression against Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem,” he said.
President Prabowo Subianto was reported to be ready to travel to Iran’s capital, Tehran, to serve as a peace mediator between Iran and the United States. In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia offered itself as a dialogue facilitator among the conflicting parties.
“If approved by both parties, the Indonesian President is willing to travel to Tehran to conduct mediation,” the statement read on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla assessed that efforts to reconcile the conflicting parties would not be easy. Kalla cited the Israel-Palestine conflict as an example, which remains difficult to resolve because global geopolitical conditions are largely determined by steps taken by the United States.
Regarding Prabowo’s intentions, Kalla viewed Indonesia as not being on equal footing with the US. Particularly when a reciprocal trade agreement signed with the US resulted in decisions harmful to Indonesia.
“Even in that regard we are not equal to America. How can one reconcile unequal parties in such circumstances during negotiations like this?” said Kalla at his residence in South Jakarta on Sunday, 1 March 2026.