Pakistan Army Chief Munir Completes 'Short But Highly Productive' Tehran Visit — Interior Minister Naqvi Also Arrives; Both Sides Report 'Encouraging' Progress — Day 85

Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir concluded a 'short but highly productive' visit to Tehran on May 23, 2026 (Day 85), reversing the May 22 cancellation. Munir met with Iranian President Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Araghchi, and Interior Minister Momeni. Both Pakistan and Iran publicly described the visit as yielding 'encouraging' progress toward a final understanding — the most positive bilateral signal since the April 8 ceasefire. Simultaneously, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran for a two-day visit (his third trip in one week), conducting parallel tracks of negotiations at the ministerial level alongside Munir's general-officer track. The dual-track Pakistani mediation — army chief meeting security officials, interior minister meeting civilian counterparts — reflects Pakistan's comprehensive engagement strategy. The 'encouraging' characterization from Islamabad and Tehran was notably stronger than Rubio's 'good signs' and 'slight progress' language from May 22. Iran, US, and Pakistan all publicly confirmed on May 23 that 'progress' had been made, the first trilateral public acknowledgment of progress in the same news cycle.