Iran on Monday said that the militants located in the border regions of Pakistan and Iran are “led and supported by third countries.”

In a joint press conference along with Pakistan Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said: “There is no doubt that the terrorists located in the common border regions and areas of Iran and Pakistan are led and supported by third countries and they never favour any good action in line with the benefits of the Iranian and Pakistani governments and nations.”