Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir departed for Tehran on Friday for meetings with senior Iranian officials focused on regional issues and indirect Iran-U.S. negotiations that Pakistan has helped facilitate. Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi had already held talks in Tehran earlier this week. A senior Pakistani official told CBS News the discussions had advanced negotiations “in an important direction.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there had been “a littl

2026-05-22

Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir departed for Tehran on Friday for meetings with senior Iranian officials focused on regional issues and indirect Iran-U.S. negotiations that Pakistan has helped facilitate. Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi had already held talks in Tehran earlier this week. A senior Pakistani official told CBS News the discussions had advanced negotiations “in an important direction.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there had been “a little bit of movement” in the talks.