US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio
by Jason Burke International security correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#75GJT)
Diplomatic efforts continue despite fighting in and around contested strait of Hormuz in recent days
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said that Washington is expecting a response from Iran to its proposals for an interim deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, as Iran accused the US of breaching the increasingly fragile ceasefire announced last month.
In recent days there have been the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the contested strait of Hormuz since the informal truce began. The rise in violence followed Donald Trump's announcement - then rapid pause - of a new naval mission aimed at opening the strategic waterway.
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