Highlights
- Pakistan had made a secret deal
- Asim Munir’s deal with Iran and Riyadh
- The purpose of the deal was revealed
Islamabad: According to a report in ‘The Times of Israel’, Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir used his business ties with a high-level Iranian military commander to broker a secret deal between Tehran and Riyadh. After this agreement, Iranian attacks on the Gulf country stopped. The report cited three anonymous sources who had knowledge of these developments. These include a Middle East diplomat, an intelligence official from the region and another person with knowledge of the talks.
According to the report, this arrangement was made in late March, which was done by America, Ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran It happened during the initial phase of . In the initial phase of the conflict, Saudi Arabia was subjected to repeated Iranian missile attacks. However, reports state that these attacks stopped after the agreement.
Know what was Pakistan’s deal?
The report claims that Asim Munir used a joint operation of oil transport as a weapon (leverage) during negotiations with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Ahmed Vahidi. It is said that this commercial company has been delivering Iranian oil to Pakistan since the end of last year, and this work is continuing despite international sanctions on Iran’s energy exports.
Munir had warned Iran
The venture is said to have brought significant economic benefits to both parties, especially as Iran was facing a US maritime blockade that was affecting its commercial shipping and oil exports. Citing an official, the report said Asim Munir had warned Wahidi that continued attacks on Saudi territory could jeopardize the future of the joint oil operation. After this conversation, it is reported that Iran refrained itself from launching further missile attacks on Saudi Arabia.
What was revealed in the report?
In the report, a regional intelligence official said that Islamabad’s aim was to strengthen its strategic partnership with Riyadh by playing the role of an important mediator during the regional crisis, thereby increasing Saudi’s dependence on Pakistan. On the contrary, a Middle East diplomat criticized the alleged agreement, saying that it actually encouraged Iran’s military aggression towards neighboring countries.
The diplomat said the deal “justified the ransom payment” because it allowed Tehran to extract concessions from regional countries that wanted to avoid becoming targets in a larger conflict. These claims have not been independently verified. Furthermore, official representatives of Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia have not issued any public statement regarding this alleged agreement.
(Input-ANI)
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