Iran President Ebrahim Raisi to visit Pakistan today amid tensions with Israel

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi commenced his three-day visit to neighbouring country Pakistan on Monday, months after the two nations carried out cross-border airstrikes on rival lands. Raisi's visit to Pakistan comes when tensions remain heightened in the Middle East after Iran launched its rebuttal attack against Israel this month.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gets down from a plane upon his arrival in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday. (AP)

The Iranian President will be accompanied by his spouse and a high-level delegation comprising the foreign minister and other members of the cabinet, senior officials as well as a large business delegation, according to a statement by foreign office on Sunday.