Pakistan and Iran announced significant diplomatic progress on Tuesday after army chief Asim Munir held a day of intensive meetings in Tehran aimed at reviving stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who accompanied Munir, described the session with President Masoud Pezeshkian as highly productive, saying discussions focused on restoring the expired Islamabad memorandum as a framework for a comprehensive settlement. Iran's presidential office said the visit yielded highly valuable diplomatic results that would become apparent soon. Munir also met parliament speaker Bagher Ghalibaf, Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, with talks covering de-escalation measures and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran linked any progress to a change in US behaviour while warning that intimidation would complicate matters. The visit, reportedly prompted by a call to Munir from President Donald Trump, came as US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said economic pressure does not rule out military strikes around the strait.