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Iran’s top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met Pakistani army chief Asim Munir in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian state media reported, as Islamabad steps up diplomatic efforts to help mediate between Iran and the United States.

Ghalibaf told Munir that Iran’s armed forces had rebuilt themselves during the ceasefire and would respond “more crushingly and bitterly” than on the first day of the war if US President Donald Trump “acts foolishly and restarts the war,” according to state media.

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Munir also held separate meetings with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. His meeting with Araghchi was their second since the Pakistani army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday.

During their first meeting, Munir and Araghchi exchanged views on the latest diplomatic initiatives aimed at preventing further escalation and ending the US-Iran war in talks that lasted late into the night, according to Iranian state media.

Munir conveyed US messages to Tehran, sources told Al Arabiya. The US messages included assurances that disputed issues could be resolved later if Iran agrees to a deal, the sources said.

The US messages to Tehran warned of “negative consequences” if Iran rejected an agreement, the sources added.

Sources also told Al Arabiya that a Pakistani technical and legal delegation was departing for Tehran to join Munir in Tehran.

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