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

What the report says

Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, met a series of senior Iranian leaders in Tehran on Monday, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and officials tied to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, according to Al Jazeera. The visit came as Washington increased pressure on Iran through new sanctions threats and amid stalled US-Iran talks aimed at ending the war.

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations said the discussions covered reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the conflict, and described the exchange as comprehensive. Pakistan’s interior minister, who accompanied Munir, said the meetings were very positive and that significant progress had been made. Al Jazeera reported that Iranian officials publicly repeated their demand for Washington to change course and expressed distrust of the United States.

The article says Munir’s role matters because he is seen as having access to both Iranian military decision-makers and US President Donald Trump, who reportedly asked Pakistan to help bring Tehran back to the table. Analysts quoted by Al Jazeera argued that Iran’s military and security establishment now plays the central role in decisions on war and peace, which may make a military-to-military channel more effective than a purely diplomatic one.

The report also noted a parallel Omani diplomatic track focused on the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting Islamabad’s efforts are part of a broader regional push to prevent further escalation and restore negotiations.