Turbulence in Pakistan-Iran Relations Asif Haroon Raja Iran under Reza Shah Pahlavi When Iran was ruled by the Mosaddeq led regime, it was the first Muslim country to recognize Pakistan in 1947. After his ouster in a CIA-Mi-6 sponsored coup in 1953, as long as Reza Shah Pahlavi was ruling Iran, Pakistan’s southern backyard resting on the 1110 km long Arabian Sea coastline was safe and secure. Both were strategic partners. 19% Shias in Pakistan including the Hazara tribe living in Quetta were living in harmony with the people of Pakistan and there was no trace of Shia-Sunni tensions. Pakistan […]
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