Iranian Foreign Minister holds separate meeting with Kashmiri leaders; Mirwaiz bats for dialogue over war
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Kashmiri religious leaders on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi. The leaders advocated for diplomacy over war and expressed concern regarding ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
Why it matters
The meeting highlights the intersection of regional religious diplomacy and international geopolitical tensions involving Iran and the broader Muslim world.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a separate meeting with senior Kashmiri religious leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Aga Syed Hassan, Muntazir Mehdi and Molvi Imran Raza Ansari, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Saturday (September 12, 2026).
The Kashmiri leaders pitched for “diplomacy over war as a means to resolve issues”.
Iranian official news agency, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), also released photographs of the meeting. “A delegation of Indian clerics and religious leaders held a meeting with the Foreign Minister on the margins of the BRICS summit,” IRNA said.
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