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US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he expected Iran to respond to Washington’s latest proposal aimed at ending the Middle East conflict by “tonight”, as reported by AFP.
“I'm getting a letter supposedly tonight, so we'll see how that goes,” Trump told reporters outside the White House.
US fire on Iranian tankers
A US fighter jet on Friday disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers, triggering retaliatory strikes and further shaking a fragile truce, as Trump said he was awaiting Tehran’s response to Washington’s latest proposal aimed at ending the Middle East conflict, AFP reported.
Iranian officials accused the United States of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, the report stated.
A parallel ceasefire in Lebanon was also under strain. Iran-backed Hezbollah launched missiles and drones at military bases in Israel in retaliation for a recent attack on Beirut and ongoing strikes in the south, where Lebanese authorities reported 11 people killed on Friday.
US Central Command said an F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision munitions on Friday against two ships in the Gulf of Oman -- gateway to the vital Strait of Hormuz -- to prevent them from continuing to Iran.
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