Pakistan’s army chief Munir returns to Iran: Can he break US war deadlock?

Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is traveling to Tehran on Monday for talks with senior Iranian officials, Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.It will be Munir’s third visit to Iran this year as Islamabad continues its push to mediate an end to the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehranlist 2 of 4US-Iran MoU ends: What happens next?list 3 of 4Iran signals readiness for ‘US ground operations’ as strategy shifts gearlist 4 of 4Iran prepares to keep economy alive as US threatens further sanctionsend of listPakistani officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Al Jazeera that the trip would take place but declined to elaborate on its agenda.The Pakistani military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), as well as the Foreign Ministry and Information Ministry, did not respond to Al Jazeera’s requests for comment on the visit, which was unusually announced by Tehran rather than Islamabad.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the trip would build...