Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, stated on Sunday that Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir will travel to Tehran on Monday to continue efforts to restore peace and security to the region.
In talks between Iran and the United States to put an end to the conflict that started with American and Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Pakistan has assumed a mediating role.
Munir’s visit was verified to the news agency Reuters by two Pakistani official sources. According to the first source, Pakistan and Iran had direct communication.
According to a second source, the discussions will also cover recent events in the war, such as the threat made by US President Donald Trump to impose harsher sanctions on Iran.
“He (Munir) will discuss peace under Islamabad’s MoU, Trump’s warning and the situation after the Pakistan-Turkey-Saudi Arab Agreement and Houthi issues with Iranian leaders,” a source said.
The visit coincides with increased tensions as Iran threatens to use force in response to U.S. plans for sanctions that might further burden the struggling economy of the Islamic Republic.
The planned sanctions, which U.S. officials have described as “the toughest sanctions in history” against Iran, will be announced on Monday.
In an effort to isolate the Islamic Republic of Iran, Trump threatened to impose economic sanctions on any nation that offered “any type of lifeline to Iran.”
Iran’s economy is already under tremendous pressure from sanctions, and oil exports have almost stopped in the Strait of Hormuz due to Tehran’s threat to attack any unapproved oil ships that attempt to cross the crucial waterway.
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