Iran, Pakistan Hail ‘Brotherly’ Ties, Call for Stepped-Up Security Cooperation

Iran and Pakistan have called for stepped-up bilateral security cooperation while stressing respect for each other’s national sovereignty. The conciliatory remarks follow a rare missile exchange earlier this month in which the two countries struck targets inside each other’s territory. “Both sides respect one another’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Jan. 29. He made the comments at a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart, Jalil Abbas Jilani, in Pakistan’s capital. “We are both here in Islamabad to say it together: Iran and Pakistan will not allow terrorists to strike blows against our countries’ security,” Mr. Abdollahian said....