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      <title>Iran says talks with US ongoing via Pakistan as mediator</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A senior Iranian official said on Monday that talks with the United States to end the war in the Persian Gulf were ongoing through Pakistan as the mediator.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told the media in Tehran that both sides have sent their comments on the recent proposal by Tehran.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A Pakistani source has said that Pakistan shared a revised Iranian proposal to end the war with the US on Sunday night, according to Reuters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We don’t have ‌much ⁠time,” the source said, when asked if it ​would ​take ⁠time to close gaps, ​adding that ​both ⁠countries “keep changing their goalposts”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a id="no-enmity-with-the-uae" href="#no-enmity-with-the-uae" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No enmity with the UAE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Esmaeil Baghaei also said that Iran has no enmity with the United Arab Emirates.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Baghaei’s statement came after both the UAE and Saudi Arabia reported drone strikes in their cities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A fire broke out near a nuclear plant in Abu Dhabi after a drone strike, according to the UAE authorities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The UAE said that no harm was caused to the plant, where all its units were functioning in a normal state.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Saudi Arabia said its forces intercepted and destroyed three drones which were originated from Iraqi airspace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a id="strait-of-hormuz" href="#strait-of-hormuz" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Strait of Hormuz&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He added that talks were ongoing with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, to negotiate a mechanism for safe transit through the crucial waterway.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Baghaei further said that both the US and Iran have sent their comments on the recent Iranian proposal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He said that Iran’s demands include releasing Iranian frozen funds and lifting sanctions.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>A senior Iranian official said on Monday that talks with the United States to end the war in the Persian Gulf were ongoing through Pakistan as the mediator.</strong></p>
<p>Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told the media in Tehran that both sides have sent their comments on the recent proposal by Tehran.</p>
<p>A Pakistani source has said that Pakistan shared a revised Iranian proposal to end the war with the US on Sunday night, according to Reuters.</p>
<p>“We don’t have ‌much ⁠time,” the source said, when asked if it ​would ​take ⁠time to close gaps, ​adding that ​both ⁠countries “keep changing their goalposts”.</p>
<h3><a id="no-enmity-with-the-uae" href="#no-enmity-with-the-uae" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a><strong>No enmity with the UAE</strong></h3>
<p>Esmaeil Baghaei also said that Iran has no enmity with the United Arab Emirates.</p>
<p>Baghaei’s statement came after both the UAE and Saudi Arabia reported drone strikes in their cities.</p>
<p>A fire broke out near a nuclear plant in Abu Dhabi after a drone strike, according to the UAE authorities.</p>
<p>The UAE said that no harm was caused to the plant, where all its units were functioning in a normal state.</p>
<p>Saudi Arabia said its forces intercepted and destroyed three drones which were originated from Iraqi airspace.</p>
<h3><a id="strait-of-hormuz" href="#strait-of-hormuz" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a><strong>Strait of Hormuz</strong></h3>
<p>He added that talks were ongoing with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, to negotiate a mechanism for safe transit through the crucial waterway.</p>
<p>Baghaei further said that both the US and Iran have sent their comments on the recent Iranian proposal.</p>
<p>He said that Iran’s demands include releasing Iranian frozen funds and lifting sanctions.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:22:54 +0500</pubDate>
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