Apr 8, 2026 06:36 AM
Mediator... broker... impediment to the "end of civilization". Give a big round of applause to Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan?
Islamabad Accord (2026)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Accord_(2026)
EXCERPT: The ceasefire proposal, dubbed the Islamabad Accord, was introduced on April 5, 2026 amidst an ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, which has caused regional instability across the Middle East, a rise in fuel prices, and a disruption of passageway through the Strait of Hormuz. Additionally, the proposal comes amidst threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to target Iranian power plants and bridges if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The framework was reportedly negotiated after overnight negotiations between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.
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A June 2025 retrospective... of this critical... quasi-"bro-mance"?
Trump embraces Pakistan: ‘Tactical romance’ or a new ‘inner circle’?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/19...ner-circle
EXCERPTS: “Trump’s lunch invite to Pakistan’s army chief isn’t just protocol-breaking, it’s protocol-redefining,” said Raza Ahmad Rumi, a distinguished lecturer at the City University of New York (CUNY). “It signals, quite visibly, that Pakistan is not just on Washington’s radar, it’s in the inner circle, at least for now.”
[...] Speaking to the media in the Oval Office after the lunch with Munir on Wednesday, Trump noted that the Pakistanis “know Iran very well, better than most,” but added that they are “not happy”.
According to Trump, however, the main reason for meeting Munir was to thank him for his role in defusing the May conflict between Pakistan and India, a confrontation that brought the region, home to more than 1.6 billion people, to the brink of nuclear war.
“The reason I had him here was that I wanted to thank him for not going into the war [with India]. And I want to thank PM [Narendra] Modi as well, who just left a few days ago. We’re working on a trade deal with India and Pakistan,” said Trump, who is known to enjoy a warm relationship with Indian leader Modi.
“These two very smart people decided not to keep going with a war that could have been a nuclear war. Pakistan and India are two big nuclear powers. I was honoured to meet him today,” he added, referring to Munir.
Islamabad Accord (2026)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Accord_(2026)
EXCERPT: The ceasefire proposal, dubbed the Islamabad Accord, was introduced on April 5, 2026 amidst an ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, which has caused regional instability across the Middle East, a rise in fuel prices, and a disruption of passageway through the Strait of Hormuz. Additionally, the proposal comes amidst threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to target Iranian power plants and bridges if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The framework was reportedly negotiated after overnight negotiations between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.
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A June 2025 retrospective... of this critical... quasi-"bro-mance"?
Trump embraces Pakistan: ‘Tactical romance’ or a new ‘inner circle’?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/19...ner-circle
EXCERPTS: “Trump’s lunch invite to Pakistan’s army chief isn’t just protocol-breaking, it’s protocol-redefining,” said Raza Ahmad Rumi, a distinguished lecturer at the City University of New York (CUNY). “It signals, quite visibly, that Pakistan is not just on Washington’s radar, it’s in the inner circle, at least for now.”
[...] Speaking to the media in the Oval Office after the lunch with Munir on Wednesday, Trump noted that the Pakistanis “know Iran very well, better than most,” but added that they are “not happy”.
According to Trump, however, the main reason for meeting Munir was to thank him for his role in defusing the May conflict between Pakistan and India, a confrontation that brought the region, home to more than 1.6 billion people, to the brink of nuclear war.
“The reason I had him here was that I wanted to thank him for not going into the war [with India]. And I want to thank PM [Narendra] Modi as well, who just left a few days ago. We’re working on a trade deal with India and Pakistan,” said Trump, who is known to enjoy a warm relationship with Indian leader Modi.
“These two very smart people decided not to keep going with a war that could have been a nuclear war. Pakistan and India are two big nuclear powers. I was honoured to meet him today,” he added, referring to Munir.