Indonesia says Pakistan, UAE back Prabowo as Iran mediator

Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026. Israel said on March 7 it had launched "broad-scale" strikes on targets in Tehran, as the Iranian state broadcaster reported an explosion in the western part of the city. - ATTA KENARE/AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s offer to mediate in the Iran conflict has backing from countries including Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, an official said.

Prabowo and leaders of various Muslim-majority nations are aligned in seeking to prevent conflict in the Middle East from escalating, Nusron Wahid, Indonesia’s agrarian affairs minister, said Thursday (March 5) after a meeting between the president and local Islamic leaders.