Pakistani army chief, key mediator in US-Iran war, arrives in Tehran to meet senior officials
The scheduled visit follows earlier summer talks between Munir and Iranian leaders that focused on preventing further escalation, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and expediting the end of the war.
Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Tuesday accompanied by a delegation of Pakistani officials. According to the Mehr news agency, the visit is intended for meetings with senior Iranian officials.
Separately, at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh addressed representatives of member countries regarding the threat of terrorism. Singh stated that terrorism disrupts commerce and investment, radicalises society, and causes the loss of innocent lives. He called for a united approach to dismantle the ecosystem of terrorism and argued there should be no double standards for those who provide safe havens or financing to terrorists.
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