The Korea Times
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/DUBAI — U.S. President Donald Trump discussed a new Iranian proposal on resolving the war with Tehran with his top national security aides on Monday, with the conflict currently in a stalemate and energy supplies from the region reduced. Iranian sources disclosed Tehran's latest proposal earlier on Monday, which would set aside discussion of Iran's nuclear programme until the war is ended and disputes over shipping from the Gulf are resolved. That is unlikely to satisfy Washington, which says nuclear issues must be dealt with from the outset. Work has not halted to bridge gaps between the U.S. and Iran, sources from mediator Pakistan said, despite the absence of face-to-face diplomacy after Trump called off a trip by his envoys over the weekend. Hopes of reviving peace efforts have receded since the U.S. president scrapped a visit on Saturday by his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, where Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shuttled in and out twice over the weekend. Araqchi also visited Oman over the weekend a
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