Pakistan army chief in Tehran: Can diplomacy prevent new US-Iran fighting?

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran on Tuesday evening for talks with Iranian officials, as diplomatic efforts ramp up to prevent a new round of fighting with the United States and Israel.Munir’s visit is his fifth to Iran since the April ceasefire between Tehran and Washington, which was brokered by Islamabad. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is accompanying Munir, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported. The Pakistani army chief is expected to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi first, IRNA said.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Why Pakistan is talking to Iran as the Houthi-Saudi fight escalateslist 2 of 4Can Pakistani army chief make Iran’s military leaders restart US talks?list 3 of 4Pakistan, Turkiye edge closer towards joining Saudi war against Houthislist 4 of 4Can Russia help ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan?end of listThe visit comes a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks in Tehran, and two weeks after Pakistan and its allies agreed to accelerate the deployment of forces to Saudi Arabia, which has come under repeated attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi arm...