Middle East

Pakistan’s Army Chief Visits Tehran for US-Iran Mediation Talks

Pakistan's Chief of Defense Forces and Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir in a photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations.

Source: Inter Services Public Relations/AP Photo

Pakistan’s army chief landed in Tehran to a warm welcome from officials as he tries to help renew talks between the US and Iran after the two sides failed to clinch a peace agreement in Islamabad over the weekend.

Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, along with a delegation of officials, arrived in Iran’s capital Wednesday “as part of the ongoing mediation efforts,” Pakistan’s military said in a statement. It shared a photograph of Munir, dressed in military gear, being greeted by Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.