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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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