CDF Asim Munir meets with the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Bagher Ghalibaf, in Tehran

Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir met Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran on Thursday. PressTV reported on X.

CDF Munir arrived in Tehran on Wednesday as part of ongoing peace negotiation efforts in the Middle East. He was part of a delegation that also included Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received the delegation, Inter Services Public Relations ISPR said in a statement.

Araghchi said he was “delighted” to host the quarterback on his visit. “I expressed my gratitude for Pakistan’s gracious hosting of the dialogue, emphasizing that it reflects our deep and excellent bilateral relationship. Our commitment to promoting peace and stability in the region remains strong and shared.”

The delegation later met with Minister Araghchi and other Iranian officials.

Iran had previously said it was continuing to exchange messages with Washington through Pakistani mediators.

“Exchanges of messages continue” on the negotiations with the United States, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei in a press conference cited by the state news agency. IRNA.

“Since Sunday, when the Iranian delegation returned to Tehran, multiple messages have been exchanged through the Pakistani intermediary,” he said, adding: “Our positions have been conveyed and listened to.”

In the nuclear field, the spokesperson stated that discussions about uranium enrichment are not new. “There is room for debate about the type and level of enrichment,” he said. “The Islamic Republic of Iran must be able to continue enrichment based on its national needs,” he added.

The United States and Iran held rare direct talks in Pakistan last weekend aimed at ending their conflict, but the talks ended early Sunday without any agreement.

On April 11, delegations from the United States and Iran arrived in Pakistan for conclusive talks following an immediate two-week ceasefire “everywhere, including Lebanon,” announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz, who later invited delegations from both countries to Islamabad.

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Both sides could not reach an agreement to end their war despite marathon negotiations that lasted around 21 hours in Islamabad over the weekend. The protracted talks, aimed at stopping hostilities that have killed thousands of people and sent global oil prices soaring over the past six weeks, ended with both sides blaming each other for the stalemate.

The United States and Israel launched a joint offensive against Iran on February 28, killing thousands of people in Iran, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and leaving tens of thousands injured, including civilian areas, including residential buildings and religious sites.

The conflict also expanded geographically. Iran retaliated with drone and missile attacks against Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets. It also restricted the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.