New Delhi, March 24 -- Pakistan is positioning itself as the lead mediator trying to broker an end to the United States and Israel's war against Iran, the Financial Times reported.

Pakistani army chief Asim Munir spoke with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, the newspaper reported, citing two people briefed on the call.

On 23 March, the US president Donald Trump announced there had been "productive conversations" about a "complete and total resolution" to the US-Israeli war with Iran. Responding to President Trump's claim, Iran's foreign ministry, however, issued a statement denying any such talks with Washington, the Islamic Republic's media reported.

In another development, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spok...