US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir last week, before Munir’s Tehran visit on Monday, according to CNN.
A source familiar with the conversation confirmed to CNN that Trump spoke with Munir last week and discussed Iran with the Pakistani Army chief.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported that Munir met with Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who said the United States “must change its behaviour”.
According to IRIB, Rezaei emphasised Iran’s security management of the Strait of Hormuz and said, “The United States must change its behaviour and take practical steps to implement the terms of the memorandum of understanding.”
According to IRIB, Rezaei referred to Pakistan’s efforts to establish the14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Earlier on Monday, Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir in Tehran during the latter’s visit to the country and criticised the United States for its repeated breaches of its commitments under the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in June to end hostilities in West Asia and establish channels for technical talks, including on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme.
According to a statement shared by Ghalibaf on Telegram, the Iranian Parliamentary Speaker reviewed, along with Munir, the “numerous instances” of US breaches of commitments in implementing the MoU.
“The commitments of the parties in the Memorandum of Understanding are clear, and it was America that, by breaching its commitments, prevented the establishment of stability in the region and created another reason for distrust in this country,” Ghalibaf said, as per the statement.
The Iranian official also stressed that Tehran was continuing to pursue implementation of the MoU and said Iran was not being affected by external pressure.
“We are pursuing the implementation of the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding, and it is America that must adhere to its commitments based on the Memorandum of Understanding,” the statement read.
During the meeting, Munir also said that he would continue his efforts to restore stability in the region, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, Munir arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian officials. His visit comes amid heightened regional tensions and continuing friction between Iran and the United States.
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