Indonesia Says Board of Peace Talks Paused as Iran Crisis Rises

Indonesia’s foreign minister said talks on President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative have been put on hold as diplomatic attention shifts to the escalating Middle East conflict involving Iran, Israel and the US.

Discussions are paused given that “all attention has shifted to the situation in Iran,” Foreign Minister Sugiono told reporters Tuesday night following a dinner that included President Prabowo Subianto and former leaders of the world’s fourth-most populous nation. That said, “we are still consulting with our partners and also coordinating with colleagues in the Gulf, since they have also been targeted in attacks.”