The Latest: Pakistan’s army chief to meet Iranian officials in Tehran to push new US-Iran talks

NewsWorldEuropeThe Latest: Pakistan’s army chief to meet Iranian officials in Tehran to push new US-Iran talksPakistan’s army chief is meeting with Iranian officials in Tehran to ease Middle East tensions and arrange U.S.-Iran negotiationsThe Associated Press Thursday 16 April 2026 06:03 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"80f5a0a27bb28d9fe4236b961b60ab21","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/narges-mohammadi-pakistan-donald-trump-wang-yi-islamabad-b2958680.html","title":"The Latest: Pakistan’s army chief to meet Iranian officials in Tehran to push new US-Iran talks"}}The Latest: Pakistan’s army chief to meet Iranian officials in Tehran to push new US-Iran talksShow all 5{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"The Latest: Pakistan’s army chief to meet Iranian officials in Tehran to push new US-Iran talks","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Lebanon Israel Iran War","description":"Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the village of Qlaileh, as seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)","caption":"Lebanon Israel Iran War","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All right reserved","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/16/06/Lebanon_Israel_Iran_War_83932.jpg","id":"3aae90e3d384427487e5be704085db21","mid":6627420,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":6000,"height":4000}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"APTOPIX Iran War","description":"Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island...