US, Iran submit responses to Pakistani-Qatari proposal designed to resume talks - report

The United States and Iran have both submitted responses to a proposal from Pakistan and Qatar intended to restart negotiations, Al Arabiya and Al Hadath reported Sunday. This development occurs after a nearly two-week period of US military operations against Iran, which saw a halt in strikes for the second consecutive night.

President Donald Trump had approved strike plans for 13 consecutive days. However, on Friday, he declined to authorize a newly presented strike plan. Instead, he instructed the military to hold off on new attacks. Trump stated that while the option to escalate remained, a "smarter strategy" would be to pursue an agreement.

"We're talking to [the Iranians] right now. I think they're getting more and more serious as the days go by. We're locked and loaded and ready to go, but we're talking to them," Trump told reporters. The situation is developing.

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We're talking to [the Iranians] right now. I think they're getting more and more serious as the days go by. We're locked and loaded and ready to go, but we're talking to them.