New Delhi, May 10 -- Pakistan has received Iran's response to a United States proposal aimed at ending the ongoing regional conflict and has forwarded the reply to Washington, according to a Pakistani government official involved in the negotiations.

The official, cited by Reuters on Sunday (May 10), did not disclose details of Tehran's response or the contents of the American proposal.

The development came after Iranian state media reported that Tehran had formally responded to a US-backed proposal to launch peace talks aimed at ending the war.

According to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, Tehran's proposal envisions the current phase of negotiations focusing exclusively on halting military hostilities in the region.

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