Saudi, Iranian Diplomats Visit Delhi Amid Indo-Pak Crisis

Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, made an unannounced visit to New Delhi following India's Operation Sindoor, a series of military strikes against alleged terrorist targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The strikes were in retaliation for a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, with Pakistan reporting 26 to 31 deaths from the Indian operation. During his visit, Al-Jubeir met with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who also briefed opposition leaders in a high-level all-party meeting on the ongoing crisis. Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi was also in Delhi, offering to mediate and urging dialogue between India and Pakistan. Both countries continue to exchange diplomatic, economic, and military measures, while world leaders call for restraint to avoid further escalation. Kashmir remains central to the dispute, sustaining its role as a persistent flashpoint since 1947.