Can Pakistan’s Asim Munir convince Iran military chiefs to return to talks?

Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir spent Monday moving through the power corridors of Tehran: the presidency, parliament, the Supreme National Security Council, and the foreign and interior ministries.He met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is Tehran’s chief negotiator in talks with the United States to end their now six-month-long war.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pakistan’s army chief back in Iran: Can he break peace talks deadlock?list 2 of 4US launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ to cut Iran’s economic lifelinelist 3 of 4Yemen’s Houthis report attack on Saudi shiplist 4 of 4How US sanctions on Iran ripple through global markets and consumersend of listBut amid a deadlock in those peace negotiations, many analysts say that Munir’s true test as mediator will lie in his ability to use his position as one of the region’s most powerful military leaders to convince his Iranian counterparts in olive uniforms to agree to a return to talks with Washington.Days before Munir’s visit, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told a gathering of doctors in Tehran that it was time to end the war...