TEHRAN -- Iran's latest draft proposal for talks with the United States calls for an immediate cessation of conflict on all fronts and a guarantee for no more "aggression" against Iran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Sunday, citing an informed source.
The proposal also demands removal of U.S. sanctions, acceptance of Iran's management over the Strait of Hormuz, and lifting of a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the strait, it reported. (Iran-Draft Proposal-US Talks)
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TEHRAN -- A top Iranian diplomat on Sunday warned that the presence of French and British warships in the Strait of Hormuz to accompany U.S. "illegal and internationally unlawful" actions will be met with a "decisive and immediate" response from Iran's armed forces.
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for Legal and International Affairs, made the remarks in a social media post while reacting to France's deployment of its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to prepare for a future joint mission between Paris and London to secure the freedom of shipping and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. (Iran-Hormuz Strait-Warning)
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DOHA -- Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that a commercial cargo vessel in the country's territorial waters northeast of Mesaieed Port was targeted by a drone attack.
According to a statement issued by the ministry, the vessel, which was arriving from Abu Dhabi, caught fire after being struck on Sunday morning. (Qatar-Vessel-Drone Attack)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's military said on Sunday that it killed more than 30 militants in Lebanon over the past week.
In a statement, the military said Israeli forces struck about 70 Hezbollah sites in Lebanon. (Israel-Lebanon-Deaths) ■
