US Iran War News Live Updates: Asim Munir travels to Tehran for meetings with senior Iranian officials, says report

Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran on 22 May 2026 for meetings with senior Iranian officials as part of mediation efforts between the United States and Iran. According to ISPR, the trip is part of ongoing mediation. Arab News wrote that Qatari negotiators were also in Tehran.

The visit came while talks on a US-Iran deal continued. Rubio spoke of 'slight progress' in the talks, and the Financial Times described the trip as a push for a deal. Al Arabiya said an intelligence chief was also on his way to Iran, and Al Jazeera's Arabic service wrote that a Chinese-Pakistani initiative was expected while Islamabad kept details of the Iran negotiations private.