Islamabad, May 22 -- Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, left for an official visit to Iran today, as Islamabad has intensified its efforts at mediation between the US and Iran amid fears of renewed conflict in the region.
As per security sources, Munir would be discussing the US-Iran negotiations, regional peace, as well as the broader topic of regional security during meetings with senior Iranian officials.
The visit comes as Pakistan has been increasingly positioning itself as the main intermediary between Washington and Tehran following the start of the joint US-Israel war against Iran on February 28.
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