Prabowo and Pakistan PM discuss plan to travel to Iran to defuse conflict

President Prabowo Subianto and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed plans to fly to Tehran, Iran. Jimly Asshiddiqie, the Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI), revealed this after attending an iftar gathering with Prabowo on Thursday, 5 March 2026.

According to the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Prabowo told the participants that he had spoken with PM Sharif prior to the meeting in a telephone call. ‘He also said that before this meeting there had been a phone call with the Pakistani Prime Minister,’ Jimly said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday evening.

Prabowo and PM Sharif discussed their willingness to travel to Tehran to defuse the escalation of tensions in the Gulf region. The tensions in the area had intensified after Israel and the United States launched a joint attack on Iran on Saturday, 28 February 2026. ‘The Pakistani Prime Minister is willing to join President Prabowo in visiting Tehran. That is what the President conveyed,’ Jimly said.

Jimly stressed that the plan is not to serve as a mediator between Israel and Iran. ‘This is not about offering peace; the Ayatollah has already been killed, so how could there be peace? Not in that context, but to prevent escalation,’ he added.

He urged the public not to automatically view Prabowo’s motives negatively, reiterating that Prabowo intends to defuse the escalation and prevent further attacks on Iran.

According to Antara, in a separate briefing, PM Sharif described the substance of his conversation with President Prabowo as ‘very productive.’ He said the two discussed their mutual concerns about the situation in West Asia and agreed to urge each party to exercise restraint and renew diplomacy to prevent further escalation.

Sharif also said that Prabowo and he discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan, and agreed to remain in close contact in the coming days ‘to jointly realise peace and stability in the region.’