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Trump told Pakistan’s army chief he would mull advice that US blockade is hurdle to Iran talks, source says
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L), Chief of the Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (R) posing with US President Donald Trump (C) at the White House in Washington, DC, in an image published on September 26, 2025. (Handout / Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — US President Donald Trump told Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir that he would consider Munir’s advice on the US blockade of Iran’s ports being a hurdle to peace talks with Iran when the two spoke by phone, a Pakistani security source says.
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