Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir visited Tehran on Friday and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation and ending the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
According to Iranian state media, the discussions focused on recent diplomatic initiatives to ease tensions and stop what Tehran described as a war “imposed” on Iran by Washington and Tel Aviv.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying that differences between Tehran and Washington in mediated negotiations remain “deep and significant.”
Meanwhile, Iranian Defence Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik said the United States would face further setbacks if it failed to recognise what he described as Iran’s legitimate rights.
Speaking to the Tasnim news agency, Talaei-Nik said, “The only way out of the third imposed war for the American-Zionist enemy, on both the battlefield and in diplomacy, is to secure the demands of the Iranian people.”
He also said US President Donald Trump should accept Iran’s proposals to avoid further losses and costs for both the American people and the wider international community.
Source: AL Jazeera