Iran responded to Washington’s latest peace proposal yesterday, after drones threatened several Gulf region targets and Tehran warned it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes.

The comments come as Iran is reported to have responded to the latest US proposal on ending the conflict

IRNA reports

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security commission, issued a similar warning in a post on X

Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early today after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks.

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Iran questioned the seriousness of American diplomacy yesterday in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position.

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US and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack, but President Donald Trump said a ceasefire was still holding despite the flare-up, which dented hopes for a swift diplomatic resolution to the crisis.

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Iran's military said the US targeted two ships entering the Strait of Hormuz and carried out strikes on Iranian territory. The US military said it fired in response to Iranian attacks.

Tehran and Washington have scaled back ambitions for a sweeping settlement as differences persist

The United States was waiting yesterday for Iran to respond to its latest proposed deal to end the war in the Middle East and to reopen the key shipping lane out of the Gulf.

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Despite Trump's optimism, Iran has yet to respond to a new US proposal, with its chief negotiator warning that Washington was seeking to force the Islamic republic's "surrender."

The United States and Pakistan, a key mediator in the Middle East war, expressed new hope of talks leading to a peace deal with Iran yesterday, after sources said Washington and Tehran were closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war in the Gulf.

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum Wednesday for Iran to accept a deal to end the war or face renewed, more intense US bombing, in the latest of a series of abrupt policy shifts

Earlier, Trump announced a pause to "Project Freedom"

Rubio's remarks came after Washington's top military officer said American forces remain ready to resume combat operations if ordered, as clashes in the vital waterway threatened to unravel a fragile ceasefire.