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What is Pakistan's army chief doing in Iran as tensions with US escalate? - analysis

The visit comes as the US appears to be considering new strikes on Iran. Israel is also on edge as elections approach. There are many factors at play.

Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir attends a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Great Hall of the People on May 25, 2026 in Beijing, China.
Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.

UN rapporteur joins weekly hunger strike over Iran's execution surge and protest crackdown

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position on the Qarachogh Mountain in the Makhmur district, about 60 kilometres south of Erbil, capital of Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region, on September 30, 2026.

Iran launches drone strikes on Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in northern Iraq

Supporters of the Houthi authorities gather during a protest against the Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on October 9, 2026.

Pakistan pledges full military backing to Saudi Arabia under Mecca pact after deadly Houthi strikes


After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts attacks on Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon

Earlier, the IDF confirmed that it had conducted a strike, killing two Hezbollah terrorists in al-Jumayjimah, southern Lebanon, on Sunday.

This image grab from an AFPTV footage taken on January 5, 2026, shows an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Hatta, in southern Lebanon.

In dual strikes, IDF targets two Hezbollah terrorists in Yater area of southern Lebanon

According to the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese outlet Al Mayadeen, an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in the town of Yater, adding that one person was killed in the strike.

Smoke rises from the site of a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of al-Katrani on December 18, 2025.

US military says it conducted strike on a vessel in eastern Pacific, killing four men

The US military said on Wednesday that it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men.

US DEFENSE SECRETARY Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, in December 2025.

US military says it killed four men in strike on suspected drug vessel

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific," the US military said in a statement on X/Twitter.

The top deck of US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, with fighter jets, December 1, 2025; illustrative.

Republicans press for answers on Venezuela strikes despite Trump’s backing

Republican lawmakers are demanding clarity on Venezuela boat strikes after reports of a second, possibly illegal, strike.

The US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Winston S. Churchill, USS Mahan and USS Bainbridge, sail towards the Caribbean Sea under F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, in the Atlantic Ocean November 13, 2025.

Southern Lebanon explosion caused by Hezbollah weapons smugglers, not IAF strike, Adraee confirms

The IDF confirmed an explosion in southern Lebanon was caused by a Hezbollah smuggling operation, not an Israeli airstrike, as Lebanese reports suggested earlier on Thursday.

Hezbollah weapons, in an image shared by the IDF, November 13, 2025.

WATCH: IDF kills three Hezbollah terrorists, strikes rocket launch site in southern Lebanon

The IDF also hit Hezbollah terror infrastructure in Bekaa and Nabatiya, including a strategic weapons production facility and storage site.

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, November 6, 2025; illustrative.

WATCH: Russian drone attack damages Kyiv synagogue, chief rabbi announces

A Russian drone strike hit a synagogue and residential buildings in Kyiv’s Podil district, reportedly wounding four people and causing major roof damage.

Chief Rabbi Moshe Azman outside Podil synagogue in Kyiv after a Russian drone damaged the building, October 22, 2025.

Trump says decision to strike in Qatar was Netanyahu's alone

Trump added that while bombing inside Qatar was not advantageous, striking Hamas down was "a worthy goal."

US President Donald Trump speaks with the media on the day of the signing of an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War", in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.

Number of workdays lost to strikes in Israel tripled over past year, Labor Ministry reveals

Teachers’ strikes made up 60% of 2024's walkouts, driving the biggest disruption in the public sector.

Teachers protest as they demand better pay and working conditions at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on May 14, 2025.