President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Pakistani army leader, as the US is considering supporting Israeli air strikes against Iran, a country with a cooperative and complex relationship with the Islamabad government.

The meeting between Trump and Pakistani Asim Munir is scheduled for 1 pm Washington Time (8:00 pm Greece) on Wednesday, in the White House meeting room, according to the president’s daily public program.

As the leader of the army, Munir is widely regarded as the most powerful person in Pakistan and has the last word on critical issues from foreign policy to domestic policy and the economy.

In the face of scheduled discussions, Pakistan had marked that it could seek a mediator role in the Middle East conflict. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Monday that Iran is willing to return to the negotiating table if Israel is far from further blows, citing immediate communication with his Iranian counterpart. “Our intention has always been to see successful negotiations between the United States and Iran,” Dar told Parliament.

Iran – Pakistan ties

The links between Iran and Pakistan have been dating back to decades. The United Nations nuclear observer and others have accused Abdul Qadeeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s atomic weapons program, of supplying Iran and others with centrifugal machines and accessories for a nuclear program.

Pakistani Prime Minister Sechbaz Sarif said in a post on social media on the weekend that he spoke with Iran’s president “to express Pakistan’s solidarity with his brother Iranian” Iranian “. He said at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that “the international community should immediately make efforts to end this war”.

Neither the Pakistani army nor the government has confirmed the meeting with Trump, who, according to political scientist Hassan Askari Rizvi, will be the first of its kind among the US Army and US leader.

Trump met with the National Security Team for more than an hour on Tuesday, fueled new speculations that the US is on the verge of being involved in Israel’s attack on Iran. US weapons are considered vital to achieving a fuller dissolution of the Islamic Republic of Islamic Program than Israel’s own.

Indrani Bagchi, Managing Director at Ananta Center, a Delhi -based thought tank, said that the Pakistan army was historically close to the US, which often sought their help in managing security threats in the area.

“The Trump government is discovering new ways or new reasons to involve the Pakistani army and Pakistan,” he said.

Pakistani military leader is also expected to meet with Foreign Minister Marko Rubio and Defense Minister Pitt Hegschez on his trip to the US, the media in the southern Asia country said.

Fatal conflict

Munir’s high profile visit to the White House is likely to feed concerns in India, as New Delhi’s ties with Washington are under pressure. India and Pakistan, neighbors who have nuclear weapons, in early May have experienced one of their most serious military clashes for years.

The conflict was sparked by a long -standing armed attack on tourists, who killed 26 civilians at the Kashmir Indian Administration on April 22. New Delhi called the slaughter of terrorist act orchestrated by Pakistan. Islamabad leaders refused to mix.

Trump said he used trade as a lever to mediate to cease fire between the two opponents – a claim that India has repeatedly refused, but Pakistan has accepted.

A meeting between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Monti was expected at the Seven Summit in Canada this week, as their two countries are negotiating a new trade deal.

But before the expected bilateral meeting took place, Trump returned to Washington a day earlier, saying he had to deal with the upheaval in the Middle East. Modi had a 35-minute telephone conversation with Trump on Tuesday night in the US, India Foreign Minister Vikram Misri told a video statement, with Monty telling Trump that “at no time, at no level, there were no talks on issues such as the Indian or Trademian-Paidian trade agreement”.

The White House has not yet been read by telephone communication.

Indian officials had initially stated that Monty would not participate in the G-7. His country is not a member, but was invited by the host, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The Indian prime minister was one of the first foreign leaders to visit Trump after his return to the White House earlier this year, both of them have talked about their good relations. The US has cultivated India as a regional partner and a stronghold against China.

US-India commercial talks, however, have recently hit an obstacle, while New Delhi remains opposed to US calls for mediation with Pakistan.