Iran hands over new 14-point peace proposal to Pakistani mediator
Iran has handed over its newest 14-point proposed plan for ending the war with the United States to mediator Pakistan, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
Pakistan will convey the plan to the United States, the report said, citing a source close to Iran's negotiating team.
The new proposal was submitted after Tehran revised its earlier 14-point draft in response to a recent U.S. proposal, the source added.
According to the source, Iran's new draft focuses on negotiations to end the war, as well as on the U.S. "trust-building" measures.
Iran says U.S. sent "revised" points despite rejection of peace plan
Despite publicly rejecting Tehran's 14-point peace proposal, the United States has sent a set of "revised" points and considerations to Iran through Pakistan, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday.
Speaking at a weekly press conference, Baghaei said the negotiation between the two sides remained ongoing.
"After Iran sent its 14-point (proposed) plan (to the United States through Pakistan), the U.S. side conveyed its considerations. We also presented our considerations in return. Although the American side publicly announced that this plan was rejected, we received from the Pakistani mediator a set of revised points and considerations from their (the Americans') point of view," Baghaei said.
Trump says no U.S. military strikes on Iran Tuesday as allies push for deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he has instructed the Pentagon not to launch military strikes on Iran Tuesday as U.S. allies in the Gulf are working to help reach an acceptable peace deal.
"We will NOT be doing the scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The president added that he has further instructed the Pentagon "to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment's notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached."
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Rotterdam as final stop
The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrived at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday for disinfection, concluding a voyage that had drawn the attention of international health authorities.
The crew members are set to enter quarantine immediately. Those unable to return to their home countries will undergo quarantine in the Netherlands, the Dutch health ministry said last week.
According to Oceanwide Expeditions, the Dutch vessel's operator, there are currently 27 people on board, including 25 crew members and two medical personnel. The group consists of 17 Filipinos, four Dutch nationals, four Ukrainians, one Russian and one Polish national. Most of them will undergo a six-week quarantine in Rotterdam.
Israeli navy begins intercepting Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Israeli naval forces began intercepting ships from the humanitarian Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla on Monday morning, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported.
More than 50 vessels set sail from Türkiye's Marmaris coast on Thursday in a third attempt to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and deliver aid to Palestinians.
A live video feed from one of the boats showed commandos boarding the vessel as activists sat on deck with their hands raised.
Philippine Senate convenes as impeachment court to try VP Sara Duterte
The Philippine Senate convened as an impeachment court on Monday to try the case against Vice President Sara Duterte, said Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano.
Senator and former chief of the Philippine National Police Ronald Dela Rosa was absent from the Senate plenary session, with 23 senators in attendance.
Under the impeachment proceedings, Cayetano took his oath as the presiding officer over the court, while the remaining senators served as judges tasked with hearing the case and rendering a verdict.
6 killed, 8 injured in string of shootings in S. Türkiye
Six people were killed and eight others injured in a series of shootings linked to a restaurant dispute in Türkiye's southern Mersin province on Monday, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.
The violence began in the Camliyayla district, where a suspect armed with a pump-action shotgun allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife on a street, according to the report.
The suspect then drove to a restaurant in the Tarsus district and opened fire from his car, killing the owner and an employee. Anadolu said the suspect had a prior dispute with the restaurant owners.
Lebanon says death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 tops 3,000
Lebanon's Health Ministry said Monday that the cumulative death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 3,020, with 9,273 others wounded, as Israeli strikes and shelling across the country continued from Sunday night into Monday morning.
At least six people were killed in the latest attacks, including two Palestinians in the Baalbek district of eastern Lebanon after a guided missile struck their apartment shortly after midnight. The victims were identified as Wael Abdel Halim, a commander in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and his 17-year-old daughter Rama, according to the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA).■
