India, May 12 -- Pakistan, which has been playing a key role in talks between the US and Iran, quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields, possibly protecting them from American strikes, a new report said, citing US officials aware of the developments.

The ceasefire between the US and Iran has mostly held since April 8. Face-to-face negotiations between the two sides, held in Pakistan last month, did not yield a deal to end the conflict that started on February 28 after the US and Israel carried out attacks on Iran. Follow US-Iran war live updates here.

On Sunday, Iran responded to a US peace proposal aimed at ending the war in West Asia, demanding compensation for war-related damage and an end to the US naval bl...