Tehran studies US 15 point peace plan as Iran fires missiles at US carrier
Iran has received a 15 point peace proposal from the United States aimed at ending the Middle East war, Pakistani officials have confirmed. The plan was relayed to Tehran through Pakistani intermediaries even as Iran announced it had fired a volley of cruise missiles at the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The conflict, which began on February 28 with a joint US Israeli bombing campaign on Iran, has rapidly spread across the region. The fighting has sent oil prices soaring and raised fears that the global economy could be pushed into a new crisis. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that talks with Iran are making progress, although Tehran continues to deny that any direct negotiations are taking place. Despite the public denials, two senior officials in Islamabad told AFP that American proposals to halt the fighting have […]