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Pakistan’s field marshal bets on a military‑style push to revive US‑Iran talks
world1 month ago

Pakistan’s field marshal bets on a military‑style push to revive US‑Iran talks

Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir has emerged as a surprise broker trying to revive US‑Iran talks, spending days in Tehran, engaging both diplomats and Iran’s security establishment while staying in touch with the White House. He blends ties to Iran’s leadership with a military‑influenced, whole‑of‑system approach, aiming to bridge deep mistrust and gaps over Iran’s nuclear program, but progress is fragile amid Trump’s blockade and Tehran’s resistance to pressure, complicating Islamabad’s neutrality and the path to a lasting deal.

via Financial Times|
#asim-munir#iran#middle-east-war
Pakistan’s field marshal leads high-stakes push to salvage US-Iran talks
world1 month ago

Pakistan’s field marshal leads high-stakes push to salvage US-Iran talks

Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir has emerged as a unlikely mediator in revived US-Iran peace talks, spending days in Tehran and engaging with Iran’s leadership and security establishment while staying in touch with the White House. He combines military credibility with personal ties to Trump and seeks a whole-of-system approach to bridge deep distrust, but Tehran’s reservations, Trump’s naval blockade demands, and Iran’s red lines on enrichment complicate progress, leaving Islamabad’s neutrality and influence under scrutiny.

via Financial Times|
#asim-munir#middle-east-war#pakistan
Islamabad’s pivot: Pakistan as the linchpin in US-Iran diplomacy
world1 month ago

Islamabad’s pivot: Pakistan as the linchpin in US-Iran diplomacy

Pakistan has emerged as the publicly acknowledged central mediator between Washington and Tehran, hosting extended talks in Islamabad that lasted over 20 hours but ended without an immediate deal. The process is being steered by Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, whose security-for-diplomacy role underscores Islamabad’s leverage and domestic calculations amid turmoil. Pakistan has structured multiple tracks—nuclear, sanctions, Hormuz, and regional security—and is pressing for a phased ceasefire extension and guarantees to sustain dialogue, with broader regional backing from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt. While Tehran and Washington still face hard gaps, the talks have kept a channel open and shifted regional diplomacy, though it remains too soon to declare a winner.

via ایران اینترنشنال|
#asim-munir#mediation#pakistan
Pakistan’s Field Marshal Munir Emerges as the Quiet Broker in the US-Iran Standoff
world1 month ago

Pakistan’s Field Marshal Munir Emerges as the Quiet Broker in the US-Iran Standoff

Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir has become a central intermediary in talks to end the US-Iran war, flying to Tehran to deliver Washington’s framework for renewed talks and coordinating messages from Rawalpindi. Trump publicly praised his efforts, underscoring Pakistan’s emergence as a credible mediator amid a broader military-government push, a development that could place Islamabad at the heart of Gulf security—though the outcome remains uncertain and involves multiple actors.

via The Guardian|
#asim-munir#ceasefire#diplomacy
Munir, Rubio discuss global security dynamics at Munich Security Conference
world3 months ago

Munir, Rubio discuss global security dynamics at Munich Security Conference

Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Germany on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss mutual security interests, global and regional security dynamics, and counterterrorism cooperation, while also engaging with German, Brazilian, and Lebanese military leaders on bilateral and multilateral defence cooperation.

via Dawn|
#asim-munir#counterterrorism-cooperation#global-and-regional-security-dynamics