Tehran receives US response to proposal to end the war amid damage to three ships in Strait of Hormuz

Tehran received, through Qatari mediation, the US response to a seven-day plan aimed at building trust between the two sides and ending the war between them, according to sources who indicated that the disagreement centers on the sequencing of the plan's implementation steps.

Alongside these diplomatic developments, three ships were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz, an incident that heightens tensions in the region, with full details of who is responsible for the incident or the extent of the damage not yet clear.

For its part, London spoke of "strong indications" of Iranian involvement in a plot to target the British RAF Fairford base, in a further escalation of tensions between the two sides over this issue.

Alongside these developments, tensions have continued in Lebanon and Syria, within a complex regional picture in which several issues are intertwined between Iran, the United States and their allies.

The fate of the negotiations between Tehran and Washington remains contingent on the extent to which the two sides can overcome their disagreement over the sequencing of the trust-building plan's implementation, amid continuing sporadic security incidents in the region.