[10][11] Amin's statements provoked a sharp response from Iran which claimed Afghanistan was using Soviet backing to assert themselves in the region.

[13] On 18 May 2023, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi warned the Taliban not to violate Iran's water rights, urging them to implement the 1973 treaty.

[14] Relations between Iran, a primarily Shiite country, and the Taliban, dominated by Sunni fundamentalists, have historically been highly volatile.

During the war, the U.S., UK, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan accused Iran of providing sanctuaries and material support to the Taliban.

Inayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Defence, stated: "Unfortunately, today once again in the border areas of Kang district of Nimroz province, there was a shooting by Iranian soldiers, [and] a conflict ... broke out.

[3] On 29 May 2023, after the end of the clashes, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi described the situation on the Iranian-Afghan border as follows:[1]"At present, we have no problem.

Zia-Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated:[6]"We don’t want relations with our neighboring countries to deteriorate ...

Members of the Afghan prime minister's political commission also called for good relations with Iran, in response to the clashes.