New Delhi, April 15 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday welcomed a Pakistani delegation led by Field Marshal Asim Munir, as the latter seeks to revive negotiations between the US and Iran after the previous round of talks failed.

As Pakistan tries to project itself as a chief mediator in the US-Iran conflict, Munir's role in the negotiations is reportedly gaining more prominence, who is now emerging as the "de facto leader" compared to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is in Saudi Arabia.

When asked who is heading the US-Iran talks in Islamabad, former Pakistani Minister of Information Fawad Chaudhry told ANI, "Frankly, there is no two opinions about that. Right now, Pakistan is led by General Asim Munir. He is the d...