The attack was followed by summoning of Pakistan's ambassador in Tehran and statements by some Iranian officials accusing Pakistan of supporting the terrorists attacking Iranians forces. "Iran is sponsoring terrorism since the Iranian Revolution of 1979; it has established terrorist groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen," Jubeir maintained, adding: "Iran had been implicated in terrorist attacks that took place in other countries, including in South America, Europe, Saudi Arabia and other places."
He also accused Iran of providing weapons to terrorist groups and interfering in other countries' affairs as well as "harbouring" al-Qaeda terrorists, including the son of Osama bin Laden since 9/11.
He asserted that Saudi Arabia has been a victim of terrorism and it wishes to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from the face of this planet. He said that Iranian regime is "blaming others because of the pressure it is facing from its people."
Speaking on the occasion, Foreign Minister Qureshi said that Pakistan respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran. "We respect their [Iran] sovereignty and territorial integrity and I am sure that they respect ours. If there are issues, we will discuss and if they have evidence they will share with us," he said, adding the two countries have cooperated with each other in the past and will continue to do so.
He also stated that he had exchanged views with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif and assured him that Pakistan would never condone any terrorist activity. "We have always condemned such activities. Pakistan is very upset at the terrorist incidents in Iran...Iran is our neighbour and we would never cause any problem for them," Qureshi added.