Indonesian president’s US ties questioned amid public anger over Iran war
Al Jazeera
Calls grow at home for leader of the world’s largest Muslim country to distance from Washington amid US-Israel war on Iran.
When the United States-Israeli attack on Iran was launched last weekend, an unexpected peace broker stepped forward in the form of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, leader of the world’s largest Muslim country.
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on social media: “Indonesia calls on all parties to exercise restraint and to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy.
“If agreed by both parties, the President of Indonesia is prepared to travel to Tehran to carry out mediation,” it said.
But President Prabowo’s offer to help mediate between the sides has provoked debate across Indonesia, coming at a time of increased criticism of his approach to foreign policy and warm ties with the Trump administration.
“I’m puzzled as to why this idea wasn’t vetted before being made public,” Dino Patti Djalal, Indonesia’s former deputy foreign minister and former ambassador to the US, said in a statement on Instagram.
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