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2026-10-30 · Aljazeera

Pakistan army ‘cautiously optimistic’ about US-Iran mediation efforts

Pakistan’s army is “cautiously optimistic” ⁠about mediation efforts between Iran and the United States as regional countries seek to revive a ceasefire in the eight-month-old war. Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, spokesman for Pakistan’s military, suggested on Friday that there were positive signs in attempts to de-escalate the conflict. His comments to the Reuters news agency were the first since a high-level delegation visited Tehran this week. Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s chief mediator, has been to Tehran twice this month, most recently on Monday, alongside Saudi and Turkish officials. “Why would the Field Marshal be going twice if it is not for some positivity?

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