{"id":7917,"date":"2026-10-30T19:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2026-10-30T19:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:03:18","slug":"pakistan-army-cautiously-optimistic-about-us-iran-mediation-efforts-dg-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=7917","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Army \u2018Cautiously Optimistic\u2019 About US-Iran Mediation Efforts: DG ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rawalpindi: Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said <\/strong>that the Pakistan Army remains cautiously optimistic about ongoing efforts to mediate between Iran and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Reuters, the remarks came during his first interview following a high-level Pakistani delegation&#8217;s visit to Tehran earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked whether the visits had produced any positive signals, DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said, \u201cWhy would Field Marshal Munir make two trips to Tehran if there was no hope of something positive coming out of it? 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