The Iranian leader asked Pakistan to rein in terror groups on its territory and said a number of terror attacks in the country have been traced to across the border in Pakistan

The Iranian President warned, “The continuation of these terrorists’ activities from the Pakistani soil can undermine the relations between the two countries,”

New Delhi: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has joined cause with India and stepped up pressure on Pakistan by asserting that Pak-based sources & sponsors of cross-border terror funding are "well-known" and warned that inaction against terror groups will undermine Iran-Pak ties.

The Iranian leader asked Pakistan to rein in terror groups on its territory and said a number of terror attacks in the country have been traced to across the border in Pakistan.

Speaking to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan over phone on Saturday, Iran's president Rouhani said,“We are witnessing many terrorist attacks by terrorists who are unfortunately located on the Pakistani soil, and in dealing with these terrorists, whose existence are not in favour of us, you and the region, we are fully ready to cooperate with the Pakistani army and government".

The Iranian president said, “We are awaiting your strong action against these terrorists”.

The phone call comes three weeks after a terror attack killed 27 Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) for which Pakistan based Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group claimed responsibility. The attack took place on February 13 in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province, just one day before the Pulwama attack in India. Iran named a Pakistani suicide bomber behind the attack, the worst on Iranian soil in many years.

The Iranian President warned, “The continuation of these terrorists’ activities from the Pakistani soil can undermine the relations between the two countries,”.

Interestingly, the Iran government readout of Rouhani-Imran talks on focused on terror, the Pakistani read out of the same conversation had little mention of terror and no mention of how strongly Iran took up the issue of terror.

Iran's all powerful Revolutionary Guards has threatened retaliation inside Pak territory if Pak Army and ISI fail to act against on what they termed state-sponsored terror groups. The warnings have been issued by the head of Revolutionary Guards and no less than head of Revolutionary Guards Quds Force (an elite unit) Qassem Soleimani. Quds Force has been at the forefront of fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.