Pakistan-Iran Relations: The US Factor

Sumita Kumar

Ms. Sumita Kumar, Senior Research Associate, joined MP-IDSA in 1993. She specialises on South Asian security issues with a special focus on Pakistan. Her research publications have covered a diverse… Continue reading Pakistan-Iran Relations: The US Factor read more

Pakistan-Iran relations have been complex and paradoxical. The United States has tried to influence this relationship on various counts, given that Iran is an important foreign policy concern for the United States and Pakistan is an important neighbour of Iran and has been a United States ally in the global war on terrorism. This article explores Pakistan’s policy towards Iran and the extent to which the United States has been an influencing factor in this regard.