Pakistan’s army chief Munir returns to Iran: Can he break US war deadlock?

Hormuz closed, demanding the US lift its naval blockade, end oil sanctions, unfreeze its foreign assets, and cease military threats. Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is scheduled on Monday to announce what US officials call the "toughest sanctions in history" to "collapse" the Iranian government—a move Iran's Foreign Ministry labels "economic warfare." * *Regional Dynamics