Pakistan’s army chief in Iran as US’s Rubio says ‘slight progress’ in talks
Key takeaways
- Pakistan’s Asim Munir is in Tehran as part of mediation efforts, as EU moves to sanction Iran over the Hormuz blockade.
- Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported, citing the Pakistan Army.
- “On arrival, he was received and warmly welcomed by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni,” IRNA said, adding that “Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi was also present at the reception.”
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Pakistan’s Asim Munir is in Tehran as part of mediation efforts, as EU moves to sanction Iran over the Hormuz blockade.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Visiting Pakistan Army Chief Syed Asim Munir, second left, being greeted by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni upon his arrival in Tehran on May 22, 2026 [Handout via Inter-Services Public Relations/AFP]By AFP, Anadolu and Reuters Published On 22 May 202622 May 2026Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is in Iran as part of ongoing mediation efforts to end Israel and the United States’s war that began on February 28.
Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported, citing the Pakistan Army.