By CUI HAIPEI in Dubai and JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong |
CHINA DAILY |
Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on Friday. The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said on Friday that 35 vessels crossed the strait in the past 24 hours, Xinhua News Agency reported. MAJID ASGARIPOUR/REUTERS
Pakistani officials are engaged in "intense mediation activity" to narrow the gaps between Iran and the United States for a deal to end the conflict, Iranian media reported on Friday. While the two sides have exchanged messages and draft texts, key disagreements remain unresolved.
Two days after conveying Washington's latest proposal to Iran, Pakistani Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi held another round of diplomatic talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, according to Iran's semiofficial Tasnim News Agency.
