COAS & CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir arrives in Iran-ISPR

Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, arrived in Tehran on an official visit, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

It was his second trip to the Iranian capital this month. Reuters reported on 19 October, citing a Pakistani official and Iranian media, that he was due to visit Tehran the next day. On Monday 26 October he was in Tehran again, alongside the Saudi defence minister and the Turkish intelligence chief, according to Al Jazeera. A photograph released by the Iranian presidency shows him shaking hands with President Masoud Pezeshkian after that meeting.

Al Jazeera describes Munir as Pakistan's chief mediator between Washington and Tehran. The Jerusalem Post, citing a report in the Arab Weekly, said the earlier visit was part of Pakistan's effort to keep lines of communication open with both the United States and Iran at a time when new American strikes on Iran were under discussion.

On 30 October Al Jazeera reported that the Pakistani army was "cautiously optimistic" about the mediation efforts. The United States and Iran have been at war since late February, and Qatari mediators are also working to prevent another round of strikes.

The ISPR statement gave no details of the talks. This report was expanded on 1 November 2026 using reporting from Reuters, Al Jazeera and the Jerusalem Post.