Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran on Tuesday evening for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit comes as diplomatic efforts intensify to avert a potential new round of military confrontation involving the US regime and Israel. According to Iran’s state news agency IRNA, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is accompanying Munir, who is reportedly scheduled to meet first with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

The visit follows closely on the heels of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meetings in Tehran and coincides with Pakistan and its allies accelerating force deployments to Saudi Arabia, which has faced recurrent attacks from the Houthi movement in Yemen. Foreign policy analysts suggest that Tehran is deliberately keeping multiple diplomatic channels open rather than relying solely on a single intermediary to navigate the ongoing crisis.

Meanwhile, tensions have been exacerbated by shifting signals from the US regime. US President Donald Trump allegedly rejected an Iranian proposal to end the active phase of the conflict and ordered an additional aircraft carrier deployment to the Middle East. Analysts warn that persistent naval blockades, combined with aggressive rhetoric and indirect negotiations, continue to undermine Tehran’s trust in Washington's intentions, raising the specter of renewed hostilities.

While Islamabad continues to promote its previous memorandum of understanding as a baseline for potential dialogue, experts argue that Pakistan's deepening security commitments to Saudi Arabia increasingly compromise its credibility as a strictly neutral mediator. As electoral cycles in the US and the region loom, the risk of miscalculation remains a pressing concern for international observers.

Source: www.aljazeera.com