Iran war day 83: Tehran ‘reviewing’ latest US response to end conflict

Iran says diplomacy with the US remains open as Hormuz tensions deepen and outrage grows over Israel’s flotilla arrests. Iranian state media said on Thursday that the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is reviewing the United States’s response received via mediator Pakistan to Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war. Iran’s ISNA news agency reported on Thursday that Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir will travel to Tehran later today as part of the ongoing Pakistani mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington. Recommended Stories list of 1 item list 1 of 1 Iran reviewing US response; Pakistan army chief heads to Tehran end of list This comes as Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said “all paths” to a diplomatic solution with the US “remain open from our side”, while warning that attempts to force Tehran into surrender through pressure or threats are “nothing but an illusion”. Meanwhile, Iran’s newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority has announced the creation of a “supervision area” in the Strait of Hormuz, saying vessels will now require permission to transit the strategic waterway. Separately, global condemnation is growing after Israel’s far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video appearing to taunt activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla while they were allegedly being mistreated by Israeli prison guards. Rights groups and critics accused Ben-Gvir of inflaming tensions as scrutiny intensifies over Israel’s treatment of detainees linked to pro-Palestinian activism. Here is what we know In Iran US ‘seeking new war’: Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, accused the US of trying to reignite the conflict and force Tehran into submission. “The enemy’s movements, both overt and clandestine, show that despite economic and political pressure, it has not abandoned its military objectives and is seeking to start a new war,” Ghalibaf said in an audio message on his official website. Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, accused the US of trying to reignite the conflict and force Tehran into submission. “The enemy’s movements, both overt and clandestine, show that despite economic and political pressure, it has not abandoned its military objectives and is seeking to start a new war,” Ghalibaf said in an audio message on his official website. Hormuz traffic monitored by IRGC: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it allowed more than 25 vessels, including oil tankers, to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours. “Over the past 24 hours, 26 vessels – including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels – transited the Strait of Hormuz,” the navy said in a post on X. It added that the ships passed after “coordination and security provided by the IRGC navy”. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it allowed more than 25 vessels, including oil tankers, to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours. “Over the past 24 hours, 26 vessels – including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels – transited the Strait of Hormuz,” the navy said in a post on X. It added that the ships passed after “coordination and security provided by the IRGC navy”. The newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority warned on Thursday that “passage without permission will be considered illegal”, raising new concerns over global shipping and energy flows through one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints. War diplomacy Pakistan minister in Tehran: Mediator Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Iran for the second time this week amid an impasse between Tehran and Washington over a proposal to end the conflict, Iranian state media reported, quoting diplomatic sources in Islamabad. Mediator Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Iran for the second time this week amid an impasse between Tehran and Washington over a proposal to end the conflict, Iranian state media reported, quoting diplomatic sources in Islamabad. Iran reviewing US response to proposal: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran was reviewing Washington’s latest response to a proposed ceasefire framework after several rounds of message exchanges mediated by Pakistan. According to Iran’s Nour News Agency, the talks were based on Tehran’s original “14-point” proposal. In the Gulf UAE urges Iraq to stop attacks: The United Arab Emirates called on Iraq to “immediately” prevent attacks launched from its territory after accusing armed groups in Iraq of being behind a drone strike targeting a UAE nuclear plant. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on “Iraq to prevent all hostile acts originating from its territory urgently and without conditions”. In the US US warns Iran of massive military response: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller warned Tehran it faced a choice between accepting a US-backed agreement or facing mi