### [2026-05-22](/feed/2026/05/22/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Pakistan Army field marshal Asim Munir visits Tehran, Iran, in a effort to broker a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States to end the war. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Daily Star](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/news/pakistan-military-chief-departs-iran-security-sources-4182126)
2. [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/05/22/pakistan-munir-iran-deal-trump)

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