Iran Replies to US Peace Plan as Gulf Ceasefire Frays With Drone Attacks

Iran says it has replied to a US peace proposal via Pakistani mediators as a fragile Gulf ceasefire shows strain, with drone incursions reported in the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar; the talks center on reopening the Hormuz Strait and a framework for nuclear talks, while Tehran presses for sanctions relief and the disposal of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium; the broader region remains volatile with ongoing Israeli-Lebanese tensions as well.