Iran's Pezeshkian discusses mediation efforts in meeting with Pakistan's army chief

Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsMunir's first meeting on Tuesday was with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.Follow us on GoogleIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks with Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum during an interview on September 25, 2025 in New York City.(photo credit: John Lamparski/Getty Images)OCTOBER 20, 2026 20:06Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed mediation efforts and regional developments during a meeting with Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran's Nournews reported on Tuesday.Pakistan is a key mediator between the US and Iran. Its earlier mediation efforts with both sides led to an interim peace agreement signed in June. But the Islamabad Memorandum quickly faltered, amid new fighting between Iran and the US weeks after.Munir also met Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf. The Iranian official said Washington can't earn Tehran's trust until it meets the seven conditions Iran set last month to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to an Iranian readout of the meeting.In addition, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei told Munir at the meeting that all Iranian enriched nuclear materials will remain in the country, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.Rezaei further told Munir that Tehran will not negotiate until its conditions are met.Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir looks on prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar Sunday, 21st June 2026 (credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/POOL VIA REUTERS)Iran demands end to US blockade, sanctions, hostilitiesIran's conditions include, among other demands, the lifting of the US blockade on its ports, ‌the lifting of US sanctions on its oil exports, as well as ending hostilities on all regional fronts.Munir's first meeting on Tuesday was with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.James Genn contributed to this report.Follow us on Google