Iran snubs US proposal to end war in Middle East | ABC NEWS

Tehran has rejected Washington’s proposal to end the war in the Middle East, arguing the deal too unfairly favoured the US and did not recognise Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
Pakistan presented the White House’s offer to Iran, as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered to broker peace talks.
The Iranian government continues to deny US President Donald Trump’s suggestion there have been positive signs in ceasefire negotiations.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spruiked as the 'dismantling' of Iranian-backed Hezbollah, as Israeli forces begin an occupation of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River.

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