Pakistan’s Army Chief Takes Spotlight in US-Iran Peace Talks

Pakistan has emerged as the unlikely facilitator of US-Iran peace negotiations, and with the prospect of additional talks looming, the man at the center of those efforts is the country’s army chief.

Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has positioned himself as the most powerful man in Pakistan, is the favored interlocutor between Washington and Tehran as the warring nations weigh whether to extend their two-week ceasefire due to expire next week.