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特朗普在巴基斯坦谈判破裂后下令对伊朗实施封锁，但一位前高级将领表示，双方当时距离达成协议“只差毫厘”
作者：以弗拉特·拉赫特 福克斯新闻
巴基斯坦陆军前总参谋长警告，美国的封锁可能引发全球性连锁反应，但他表示，伊斯兰堡仍有手段重启外交。
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美国周一开始对伊朗海上航运实施海军封锁，就在华盛顿与德黑兰在巴基斯坦举行的高级别谈判无协议破裂数小时后，此举大幅加剧了海湾地区的紧张局势。
这一由唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布的举措，是在伊斯兰堡的谈判未能取得突破后出台的，尽管参与方称双方进行了罕见的直接接触。
但巴基斯坦陆军前参谋长（退役）穆罕默德·赛义德在接受福克斯新闻数字频道独家专访时表示，谈判的实际成果远比结果显示的更接近成功，并认为外交仍有实现的可能。
“根据我的了解和相关报道，双方都表示他们离解决方案非常近……甚至只差毫厘，”他说。赛义德于2023年退役，但仍属于负责作战规划、内部安全协调以及政治紧张敏感时期应对的核心团队成员。
JD·万斯在巴基斯坦举行的16小时伊朗和谈破裂后返回华盛顿
“他们以非常友好的方式进行了对话。双方都表现出了妥协和相互理解的姿态。所以简单来说，此次接触有足够的重启潜力。”
2026年4月13日，美国开始对伊朗海上航运实施海军封锁。（法鲁克·纳伊姆 / 法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
特朗普周一在白宫为此次封锁辩护称：“目前没有战斗。我们现在实施了封锁……伊朗完全无法开展贸易，我们可以轻而易举地维持这种状态。”
他补充称伊朗的军事能力已大幅削弱，称其“海军已不复存在，空军、防空系统、雷达系统以及领导层都已被击溃”。
率领美国代表团的副总统JD·万斯敦促伊朗接受严格的“零浓缩”政策，并销毁其高浓缩铀库存。
“事实很简单，我们需要看到他们做出明确承诺，不会寻求核武器，也不会获取能够快速制造核武器的相关工具，”万斯在伊斯兰堡的新闻发布会上表示。
伊朗领导人拒绝了这些要求，坚称任何协议都必须立即解冻其被冻结的数十亿美元资产。
如今封锁已经实施，赛义德认为这一举措与其说是军事终局手段，不如说是施压工具。
“此次封锁可能是……为进一步向伊朗施压以推动谈判而采取的策略，”他说。
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2026年4月12日，美国副总统JD·万斯在巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡与巴伊双方代表会面后出席新闻发布会并发言。（杰奎琳·马丁/美联社）
此次升级引发了全球担忧，尤其是对依赖海湾能源供应的国家而言，巴基斯坦就是其中之一。
“全世界都应该担忧这种封锁会带来何种经济负面影响，”赛义德说。
赛义德此前一直处于巴基斯坦军方领导层的核心位置，他将伊斯兰堡的谈判称为历经数十年敌对后重启对话的关键契机。
“这是47年来首次……最高级别接触，”他说，称这是“外交史上的伟大时刻”，也证明了巴基斯坦在华盛顿和德黑兰之间保持公信力的能力。
他特别提到了巴基斯坦陆军参谋长阿西姆·穆尼尔，这位人物在华盛顿受到了不同寻常的关注。
特朗普曾公开称赞穆尼尔，曾称他是自己“最喜欢的陆军元帅”，提升了他作为地区外交关键中间人形象的知名度。
穆尼尔从巴基斯坦情报系统逐步晋升，后来成为陆军参谋长，此前曾担任军事情报局局长，之后领导三军情报局（ISI）。他的职业生涯始终围绕地区安全和情报协调，包括长期与伊朗接触。
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2026年4月9日，安全人员在伊斯兰堡外交部办公楼入口处检查车辆。（阿姆希尔·库雷希 / 法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
赛义德表示，这些联系在当前危机中可能至关重要。
“人们不知道的是，当他担任军事情报局局长时，就曾在多个层级持续与伊朗方面接触，”赛义德说，他描述了多年来与伊朗军方、情报机构和政治领导层的直接互动，包括曾在特朗普第一任期内遭美国空袭身亡的伊斯兰革命卫队前指挥官卡西姆·苏莱曼尼。
“他与伊朗方面交往已久……频繁访问伊朗，就多个议题进行沟通，”赛义德补充道，称许多现任伊朗官员此前在穆尼尔担任其他职务时就已与他相识。
他认为，在正式外交渠道紧张的当下，这种延续性为巴基斯坦带来了难得的优势。
“可以说，他是国际上少数能与伊朗情报界、军方高层以及政治领导层都有私人互动的人物，”赛义德说。
“这是他在对方阵营拥有的巨大优势。”
特朗普对北约表示不满，称伊朗海军“已被摧毁”，美国正准备实施封锁
2026年4月11日，伊朗议会议长穆罕默德·巴盖尔·加利巴夫和外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉克奇在巴基斯坦拉瓦尔品第努尔汗空军基地受到巴基斯坦外交部长伊沙克·达尔和陆军参谋长陆军元帅阿西姆·穆尼尔的迎接。（巴基斯坦外交部/美联社）
尽管地区局势日益接近对抗，但巴基斯坦凭借这种私人接触渠道，以及同时与华盛顿保持的关系，成为了其塑造可信中间人形象的核心筹码。
与此同时，巴基斯坦的调解角色也引发了审视，尤其是考虑到其长期以来在以色列问题上的立场，以及近期高级官员发表的煽动性言论。
当被问及巴基斯坦不承认以色列——一个直接参与对伊朗打击的国家——是否会影响其中立调解者的形象时，赛义德淡化了这一问题，称以色列并未参与此次外交进程。
“巴基斯坦与以色列的关系立场自建国以来一直保持一致，”他说，补充道伊斯兰堡的调解工作仅聚焦于美国和伊朗。
“双方代表都没有参与……巴基斯坦是在美国和伊朗之间进行调解，”他说。
尽管当前局势升级，赛义德仍坚称外交渠道仍然畅通。
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2026年4月8日，伊朗民众在德黑兰恩盖拉布广场庆祝停火声明发布。就在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普要求摧毁伊朗的最后期限到期前一小时，美国和伊朗达成了为期两周的停火协议，伊朗将暂时重新开放至关重要的霍尔木兹海峡。（法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“还有很大的空间……重启谈判进程，”他说，暗示如果双方改变立场，谈判可以在伊斯兰堡或其他地点重新开始。
“就巴基斯坦方面而言，根据我对这位陆军元帅的了解，他们绝不会放弃。他们肯定没有放弃。他们一定一直在与双方保持联系。他们会尽最大努力说服双方，封锁不符合各自利益，不符合地区利益，也不符合国际社会的利益。”
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Pakistani general says Iran diplomacy still alive, despite US blockade, failed talks
April 13, 2026 2:44pm EDT / Fox News
Trump orders Iran blockade after failed Pakistan talks, but a former top general says both sides were “inches away” from a deal
By Efrat Lachter Fox News
Former Chief of General Staff of Pakistan’s army warns the U.S. blockade could trigger global fallout but says Islamabad still has leverage to revive diplomacy.
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The United States began enforcing a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic Monday, sharply escalating tensions in the Gulf just hours after high-level talks in Pakistan between Washington and Tehran collapsed without a deal.
The move, announced by President Donald Trump, came after negotiations in Islamabad ended without a breakthrough, despite what participants described as rare direct engagement between the two sides.
But Lt. Gen. (ret.) Mohammed Saeed, former chief of general staff of the Pakistan Army, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital that the talks came far closer to success than their outcome suggests — and argued that diplomacy is still within reach.
“Both sides are saying they were very close … even inches away from a solution,” he said based on his own knowledge and reports. Saeed retired in 2023 but remained part of the core team handling operational planning, internal security coordination, and sensitive periods of political tension.
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“They talked to each other in a very friendly manner. There was, from both sides, an expression of accommodation and understanding from each other. So, what you can briefly say is that the engagement has sufficient potential to resume.”
The United States began enforcing a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic April 13, 2026.(Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images)
Speaking at the White House Monday, Trump defended the blockade, saying, “Right now, there’s no fighting. Right now, we have a blockade … Iran is doing absolutely no business, and we’re going to keep it that way very easily.”
He added that Iran’s military capabilities had been significantly degraded, saying its “Navy has gone, their air force is gone, their anti-aircraft is gone, their radar is gone and their leaders are gone.”
Vice President JD Vance, who led the U.S. delegation, pressed Iran to accept a strict “zero enrichment” policy and remove its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
“The simple fact is that we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” Vance said at a press conference in Islamabad.
Iranian leaders rejected those demands, insisting that any agreement must include the immediate release of billions of dollars in frozen assets.
Now, with the blockade in place, Saeed suggested the move may be designed less as a military endgame and more as leverage.
“This blockade could be … a maneuver to build further pressure on Iran to negotiate,” he said.
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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026.(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
The escalation has raised concerns globally, particularly for countries dependent on Gulf energy flows, including Pakistan.
“Everyone in the world must be worried about what kind of economic negative spin-offs such a blockade would have,” Saeed said.
Saeed, who until recently sat at the center of Pakistan’s military leadership, framed the Islamabad talks as a critical reopening of dialogue after decades of hostility.
“It is the first time in 47 years … that there was engagement at the highest level,” he said, calling it “a great moment for diplomacy” and a demonstration of Pakistan’s ability to maintain credibility with both Washington and Tehran.
He pointed in particular to Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, a figure who has drawn unusual attention in Washington.
Trump has publicly praised Munir, at one point calling him his “favorite field marshal,” elevating his profile as a key intermediary in regional diplomacy.
Munir, who rose through Pakistan’s intelligence ranks before becoming army chief, previously served as director general of military intelligence and later led the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). His career has been defined by deep involvement in regional security and intelligence coordination, including longstanding engagement with Iran.
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Security personnel inspect vehicles entering the Foreign Ministry office in Islamabad on April 9, 2026.(Aamir QURESHI / AFP via Getty Images)
Those ties could prove critical in the current crisis, according to Saeed.
“What people do not know is that when he was director general of military intelligence … he was interacting with Iranians at multiple levels continuously,” Saeed said, describing years of direct engagement with Iran’s military, intelligence and political leadership, including former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. strike during Trump’s first term.
“He has had interaction with them for a long time … visiting Iran frequently and interacting on multiple issues,” Saeed said, adding that many current Iranian officials would already be familiar with Munir from earlier roles.
That continuity, he argued, gives Pakistan a rare advantage at a moment when formal diplomatic channels are strained.
“What one can say is that he continues to be one figure internationally who has a personal interaction … in the intelligence community in Iran in the military hierarchy and also on the side of the political leadership,” Saeed said.
“So that’s a huge advantage he has on the other side.”
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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were greeted by Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir upon their arrival at Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026.(Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AP)
For Pakistan, that personal access — combined with its simultaneous relationship with Washington — has become central to its effort to position itself as a credible intermediary, even as the region edges closer to confrontation.
At the same time, Pakistan’s role as a mediator has drawn scrutiny, particularly given its longstanding position on Israel and recent inflammatory remarks by senior officials.
When asked whether Pakistan can be seen as a neutral broker while not recognizing Israel — an actor directly involved in strikes on Iran — Saeed downplayed the issue, saying Israel was not part of the diplomatic track.
“Pakistan’s position with regard to relations with Israel has been consistent since our independence,” he said, adding that Islamabad’s mediation efforts were focused solely on Washington and Tehran.
“Neither of their representatives was on the table … Pakistan was mediating between the U.S. and Iran,” he said.
Despite the current escalation, Saeed maintained that diplomatic channels remain open.
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Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8, 2026. The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.(AFP via Getty Images)
“There is a lot of space … for resuming the process,” he said, suggesting talks could restart in Islamabad or elsewhere if both sides shift course.
“On Pakistan’s side, from my personal knowledge of the field marshal, they are relentless. They would not give up. They must not have given up. They must be continuously in touch with both sides. And they would try their best to convince both sides that the blockade is not going to be in their interest, in the interest of the region and in the interest of the international community.”
Efrat Lachter is a foreign correspondent for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations. Follow her on X @efratlachter. Stories can be sent to efrat.lachter@fox.com.