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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nLebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal departed for Pakistan on Saturday to meet his counterpart Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, with a source telling AFP the visit is linked to Pakistan's mediation between the United States and Iran.\n\nThe Lebanese military confirmed the trip in a statement, saying Haykal travelled at the invitation of Munir. Lebanon is described by the source as a critical part of the ongoing negotiations to end the Middle East regional war.\n\n### What is Pakistan's role in the US-Iran mediation?\n\nField Marshal Asim Munir is Islamabad's key negotiator between Washington and Tehran as both sides work toward an agreement to end the war launched by the US and Israel.\n\nPakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has also been involved in the mediation track, with reports of a private message from Munir being sent to Iran's supreme leader. Iran has insisted that Lebanon must be included in any agreement to end the regional conflict.\n\n### Why is Lebanon a central issue in the US-Iran negotiations?\n\nLebanon was drawn into the war when Hezbollah attacked Israel on March 2 to avenge the US-Israeli killing of Iran's supreme leader on February 28.\n\nIsrael responded with extensive airstrikes and a ground invasion that have killed nearly 3,600 people, and exchanges of fire with Hezbollah have continued despite an ongoing truce. Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday, according to the Lebanese military.\n\n### What are the terms of the new conditional truce and why has it stalled?\n\nLebanese and Israeli envoys announced a new conditional truce in Washington this week, requiring Hezbollah to stop firing, withdraw from near the Israeli border, and allowing Lebanon's army to deploy to pilot zones with exclusive control.\n\nHezbollah has rejected the agreement, demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory first. The truce remains unimplemented as a result.\n\n### What has Lebanon's president said about Iran's role in the negotiations?\n\nLebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a CNN interview on Friday that Iran must stop interfering in Lebanon, which has pursued its own direct talks with Israel.\n\n\"It's not your country, it's our country,\" Aoun said. He accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States, calling the practice unacceptable.",
  "title": "Lebanese army chief travels to Pakistan for talks with Asim Munir linked to US-Iran mediation"
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