On the one hand, while Trump is warning to impose new economic sanctions on Iran, Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir is visiting Iran. Despite Pakistan Army's claim, Field Marshal Munir discussed ways to end the conflict in West Asia and reopen the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's top leadership in Tehran. The same claim has been made by Islamabad. Although analysts claim, Shahbaz Sharif's country has taken the strategy of kissing snakes and frogs at the same time. Pakistan is actually playing Trump's tail.
“This is part of Pakistan's diplomatic efforts to resolve the ongoing US-Iran standoff and find ways to bring a permanent end to the long-standing peace and instability in the region,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. It was also said that the Iranian leadership appreciated Pakistan's “constructive role” in the peaceful solution. Because the ongoing Iran-US conflict has been disrupting energy supplies for the past six months. Because of this, many countries around the world are in financial crisis.
According to sources, Iran's President Masoud Pezheshkian, National Security Council representative Mohsen Rezai, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bakr Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Syed Abbas Arakchi and Interior Minister Eskander Momeni met with Asim Munir and Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. In the meeting, it was discussed to not allow the conflict to escalate, to reach a peaceful solution through negotiations.
Analysts say the visit of Munir-Naqvi is significant after Washington's renewed financial warnings against Iran. Middle East peace, Trump's warnings and recent Pakistan-Türkiye-Saudi Arabia defense pact and Yemen's Houthi rebels were also discussed, sources said. It should be noted that Islamabad has been trying to get Iran to join the 'Mecca Defense Treaty' or Muslim NATO for a long time. Pakistan is convincing Tehran that defense and economic interests will be met in this religiously fenced deal as well as Islamic interests. In this way, just as Munir-Naqvira is trying to bring India's 'friend' Iran into the fold, they are making peace with America. All in all, Pakistan is playing Trump's tail.