Iran receives US 15-point plan to end Mideast war

A big flag of Iran waving in the wind in Tehran, Iran.

Iran has received a 15-point plan from the United States to end the Middle East war, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, raising hopes for a diplomatic solution even as Iran said it has fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier.

A conflict that began on February 28 with a US-Israeli bombing campaign on Iran has rapidly engulfed the entire region, sending oil prices skyrocketing and threatening to derail the global economy.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed progress in talks with Iran in recent days, even though Tehran has denied any negotiations were taking place.

But fledgling diplomatic activity appeared to be gaining momentum after two senior officials in Islamabad told AFP that American proposals to stop the fighting had been “conveyed to Iran” through Pakistani intermediaries. Punch