A report by multiple outlets says Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir played a role in a private oil-related arrangement involving Iran that, according to the accounts, was used to reduce Saudi exposure to attacks during an early phase of the Iran conflict. The reports describe discussions in late March, when tensions between Iran and US-Israeli forces are said to have been intensifying. They cite unnamed sources, including a Middle East diplomat, a regional intelligence official and another person familiar with the talks, who speak on condition of anonymity.
One account says Munir mediated an understanding that involved keeping a joint oil transport venture operating. Another report says this arrangement functioned quietly and has been transporting oil from Iran to Pakistan since late last year, including through channels associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the description in the reports.
The same accounts further claim that Saudi Arabia faced repeated Iranian missile attacks during the initial phase of the conflict, but that the missile attacks reportedly stopped after the agreement was finalised. The reports do not provide independently verifiable documentation in the excerpts provided, and they present the claims as based on the referenced sources.
