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Pakistan says army chief’s talks in Iran focused on preventing further escalation, reopening Hormuz
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In this photo released by Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency, ICANA, Iran’s Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, right, shakes hands with Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, August 24, 2026. (Mahmoud Hosseini/ICANA via AP)
Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir held discussions with Iran that were focussed on measures including the prevention of a further escalation of the conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the Pakistani military says in a statement.
Munir discussed regional peace and ways to reach a negotiated settlement to disputes, the statement adds.
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