Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday (April 16, 2026) held talks with top Iranian leadership in Tehran as part of Islamabad’s efforts to resolve the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

Mr. Munir, who is heading a high-level political-security delegation to Iran, landed in Tehran on Wednesday (April 15, 2026), becoming the first foreign military leader to visit the country since a two-week ceasefire was agreed upon between Iran and the U.S. last week.

Pakistan’s Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir reached Tehran on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) for talks with the Iranian leadership as part of his country’s efforts to resolve the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

Mr. Munir is part of a delegation that includes Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, said in a statement.

Top-level peace talks between the United States and Iran entered a second day early Sunday (April 12, 2026), as Washington piled pressure by saying it had sent minesweeping ships through the vital Strait of Hormuz.

In the Pakistani capital Islamabad, Vice President J.D. Vance on Saturday (April 11, 2026) became the highest-ranking American to meet directly with Iranian officials since the 1979 Islamic revolution, days after the United States and Israel halted their war that had plunged West Asia and global economy into tumult.