Tehran: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has arrived in the capital of Iran to attend the Malaysian-Iran 8th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) scheduled for Wednesday. The aircraft carrying Mohamad touched down at Imam Khomeini International Airport at 4.44 pm local time (9.14 pm Malaysia time), where he was welcomed by the Malaysian Ambassador to Iran, Khairi Omar, and the director-general for Asia and Oceania of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ali Asghar Mohammadi.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Foreign Minister will co-chair the 8th JCM between Malaysia and Iran with his Iranian counterpart, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, at the latter's office. The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) stated that the JCM will cover the scope and details of strategic cooperation between the two nations, across various sectors including politics, defence, security, trade and investment, banking and finance, agriculture, connectivity, energy, tourism and culture, science and technology, women and family issues, education, and the halal industry.

During his visit, Mohamad is also scheduled to meet with the President of Iran, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, to discuss Malaysia-Iran bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual concern, particularly the situation in Palestine and broader Middle Eastern affairs.

In 2024, Iran was Malaysia's 7th largest trading partner in the West Asian region, with total trade valued at RM2.6 billion (US$0.57 billion), marking a 24.6 percent increase from 2023. Malaysia was Iran's largest trading partner among the ASEAN Member States and the 19th largest globally in 2023.