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Iran sends response to US proposal via Pakistan amid strikes

Iran has sent its response to a US proposal to end the war in the region via Pakistan, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

“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 said, without offering details.

This comes as Tehran warned Washington that it would no longer hold back from retaliatory strikes, warning US forces of attacking Iranian vessels in the Gulf.

Drones were launched at several targets in the Gulf on Sunday, with one hitting a freighter sailing towards Qatar. Kuwait also reported an attempted attack at dawn.

The United Arab Emirates’ said that its territory had also come under attack, and called out Iran by name. “UAE air defence systems successfully engaged two UAVs launched from Iran,” the defence ministry said, in a social media post.