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History remembers generals for the wars they fought. It occasionally remembers those who understood war well enough to help stop one. For Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, however, the diplomatic test has become considerably harder in just the past week. On August 6, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi spoke with Munir as Tehran pressed regional governments to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to step back from renewed military strikes.

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