US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz
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- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours.
- If completed, it would mark the first transit of a Qatari LNG vessel through the strait since the conflict started.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize. A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran’s response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, there was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.
Rubio met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al‑Thani in Miami on Saturday and discussed the need to continue working together “to deter threats and promote stability and security across the Middle East,” US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement. The statement did not specifically mention Iran.