Kambojaric
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Iran is not serious in expanding relations with Pakistan, they are friends of our enemy. Iran is also supporting BLA.
What do they gain in supporting the BLA? Remember a large chunck of Balochistan is in Iran and the Iranians have been surpressing an insurgency over there for a long time. Further the BLA loves blowing up gas pipelines whilst the Iranians have been seeking to connect Pakistan and potentially India and/or China with gas via pipelines going through Balochistan. So no, I dont buy that the Iranians are supporting BLA, rather the opposite.
With regards to Iran-Pak relations, sure I would like to see relations with them becoming stronger but there is no doubt that in places where they want us to side with them we cant do that (Syria or Azerbaidjan for example) or where we want them to side with us they cant (Kashmir or Afghanistan). In essence hence we wont be able to become allies, but at the same time we can try to maintain cordial relations and at least not work against each other.