CDF Munir visited Iran as part of Pakistan’s mediation efforts, not as Trump’s envoy: FO

CDF Munir visited Iran as part of Pakistan's mediation efforts, not as Trump's envoy: FO.

Key points

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FO spokesperson terms reports regarding CDF Munir Tehran visit as "misleading and factually incorrect". Published August 27, 2026.

Pakistan has rejected the reports claiming that Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir lately visited Iran as US President Donald Trump's envoy.

Addressing a weekly press briefing on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi termed the reports "misleading and factually incorrect", stating that the CDF's Iran visit was undertaken "purely in the context and backdrop of Pakistan's ongoing role as mediator".

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