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role”, according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry. Iran’s state news agency, IRNA, reported a separate call between Araghchi and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, though Pakistani authorities neither confirmed nor denied
US-Iran negotiations [are gathering pace](/news/liveblog/2026/4/16/iran-war-live-pakistan-in-push-for-new-round-of-us-iran-peace-negotiations), with Pakistan again having an important mediating role as its leaders hold high-level talks in Tehran and the Gulf. Amid a renewed push
army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, held a [series of high-level meetings.](/news/2026/4/16/no-date-set-for-us-iran-talks-as-pakistan-pushes-to-keep-diplomacy-alive) Munir met Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Iran’s delegation at the Islamabad talks with the US last
role in attempting to mediate an end to the war between the US and Iran. On April 8, the US and Iran announced a Pakistan-mediated [two-week ceasefire](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire). That came about following hectic
Army Chief [Field Marshal Asim Munir](/features/2026/4/23/india-to-iran-how-two-wars-shaped-the-rise-of-pakistans-asim-munir). He then travelled to Muscat, and returned to Pakistan on Sunday, meeting Munir again before departing for Moscow. Araghchi said in a message on social media after
role of “adult in the room”. [A three-day visit to Tehran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/pakistan-military-chief-asim-munir-unlikely-peacemaker-iran-war) last week by Pakistan’s powerful military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, helped produce a ceasefire in Israel’s attacks
talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir, the latest in a series of diplomatic engagements as [Pakistan seeks to mediate](/news/2026/4/27/iran-offers-hormuz-deal-without-nuclear-talks-as-it-seeks-broader-buy-in) an end to the two-month war between Washington
role is as a facilitator and mediator. We will leave it to both parties, Iran and the US, to share any developments with the media if they want.” The official confirmed that the key delegations
Pakistan. In an overnight post on X on Tuesday, Ghalibaf wrote that Iran is “prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield” after Trump threatened Tehran with “problems like they’ve never seen before
role in trying to forge a new political and security doctrine in the wake of this devastating war and the historic high-level efforts to resolve age-old rifts with its arch enemy over Iran
chief](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/03/asim-munir-pakistan-army-chief), and Asim Malik, the country’s head of army intelligence and national security adviser, carried on working the phones. Munir occupied a uniquely advantageous position as a peace broker, boasting both
chief **António Guterres** has welcomed the ceasefire announced on Thursday between **Israel** and **Lebanon**, urging “all actors” to fully respect the truce. “The secretary general welcomes the announcement of a 10-day ceasefire between [Israel
army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials—apparently to convey messages from Washington—suggested that the ground was being prepared for another round of negotiations between the US