Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the exchange of messages with the United States is continuing through a Pakistani mediator and that Tehran is reviewing Washington's latest views. Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's visit aimed to facilitate exchanges and clarify draft proposals after Tehran submitted a 14-point plan three days earlier. Iran reiterated demands including the release of frozen assets, an end to what it called U.S. "maritime piracy" and other hostile actions, and said it seeks to end the war on all fronts, including Lebanon. Baghaei said Iran entered the diplomatic process in good faith but views Washington with deep distrust after a "very bad" 18-month record. He added that Iran, in cooperation with Oman, seeks a mechanism to guarantee lasting security in the Strait of Hormuz and is ready to develop protocols for safe maritime traffic with other coastal states. A source cited by Tasnim said Washington has sent a new draft via Pakistan and that mediators in Tehran are seeking to bring the two sides' drafts closer, though nothing has been finalized. Washington: President Donald Trump said his administration is in the "final stages" of talks with Iran and that he would wait a few days for Tehran's response, warning the United States could take other actions if a deal is not reached. He said he was "in no hurry" and ruled out a limited deal focused solely on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and he noted a recent phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Separately, Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said the Israel Defense Forces are at the "highest level of alert," while Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that renewed U.S. or Israeli aggression would extend the war beyond West Asia. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei praised Iran's resistance and commemorated the late president Ebrahim Raisi.

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