Pakistan has emerged as the unlikely facilitator of US-Iran peace negotiations, and with the prospect of additional talks looming, the man at the center of those efforts is the country's army chief.

Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has positioned himself as the most powerful man in Pakistan, is the favored interlocutor between Washington and Tehran as the warring nations weigh whether to extend their two-week ceasefire due to expire next week. 

On Thursday US President Donald Trump said he might go to Islamabad -- the site of last weekend's peace talks -- if a deal to end the war is reached there in future negotiations. "The field marshal has been great," he told reporters. "The prime minister has been really great in Pakistan. So I might go. They want me." 

At the same time Munir was in Tehran, holding meetings with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, according to Iranian media.

In the marathon 21-hour peace talks in Islamabad last weekend, Munir was on hand to greet Ghalibaf and US Vice President JD Vance as they arrived, playing a key role in facilitating the negotiations.

The talks concluded with no deal, but both sides are now considering a two-week ceasefire extension to allow more time to negotiate a peace agreement. 

Source:Ndtv