Iran sends response to US proposal to end war via Pakistan
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Iran has sent its response to a US proposal to end the regional war through Pakistani mediators, state media reported, after Tehran reviewed Washington’s latest peace terms.
Iran has sent a response to the latest US proposal to end the war in the region via mediator Pakistan, Iranian state media reported on Sunday (May 10). This comes after the Foreign Ministry spokesman said several times that Tehran’s views and considerations regarding the US proposals would be sent after a review and final conclusions are made.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran sent today through Pakistani mediators its response to the latest text proposed by the United States to end the war,” the official IRNA news agency reported.
“According to the proposed plan, at this stage, negotiations will focus on ending the war in the region,” the report added.
According to the ISNA news agency, Iran’s response to the United States focuses on “ending the war and maritime security”.
“It should be noted that the main focus of Iran's response to the US proposal is on 'ending the war and maritime security' in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz,” ISNA reported.
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Meanwhile, Iran’s head of the military central command, Ali Abdollahi, met with the country’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Iranian state media reported on Sunday (May 10). The report added that he issued fresh directions ordering the continuation of the operation against the US.
Khamenei issued “new directives and guidance for the continuation of operations to confront the enemy” state TV said. It did not specify when or where the meeting took place.
Iran launches fresh drone attacks
Meanwhile, Iran on Sunday launched fresh drone attacks in the Gulf. While cargo vessels were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE and Kuwait also reported drone attacks. The strikes came after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to target US sites in the Middle East and “enemy ships” if its tankers came under fire.
The United Arab Emirates on Sunday said that it intercepted two Iranian drones. “UAE air defence systems successfully engaged two UAVs launched from Iran,” the defence ministry said in a statement on X.
In a statement, Kuwait military reported a drone attack against the country at dawn. “At dawn today, the armed forces detected a number of hostile drones in Kuwaiti airspace, which were dealt with in accordance with established procedures,” the general staff of the army said on X, without specifying the origin of the drones.
A commercial vessel was struck in Gulf waters on Sunday. The Qatari Defence Ministry said that a cargo ship was targeted by a drone in the country’s territorial waters. The incident resulted in a fire on board the vessel. “A commercial cargo vessel in the country’s territorial waters – northeast of Mesaieed Port – coming from Abu Dhabi, was targeted by a drone on Sunday morning. The incident resulted in a limited fire on board the vessel, with no reported injuries,” the Qatari ministry said on X.
Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said that a bulk carrier was hit 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha by an “unknown projectile”.
While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, Iran’s Fars news agency reported, citing a source, that “the bulk carrier that was struck near the coast of Qatar was sailing under the US flag and belonged to the United States.”
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