Pakistan military chief arrives in Tehran in push to end Iran war

Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday, with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic Republic examines a new US proposal to end the Middle East war.Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, however, said the visit did not necessarily mean “we have reached a turning point or a decisive situation.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The disagreements between Iran and the United States were “deep and extensive,” he added in quotes carried by Iran’s ISNA news agency.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had earlier voiced hope of progress on ending the war, which broke out on February 28 when the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran.A ceasefire on April 8 halted the conflict, but negotiation efforts, including historic face to face talks hosted in Islamabad have so far failed to yield a lasting agreement.Previous comments by President Donald Trump had suggested weeks of stop-start negotiations to strike a permanent end to the

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