A senior Iranian military official has declared that renewed conflict with the United States is "likely" following President Donald Trump's stated dissatisfaction with Iran's latest peace proposal. Iran submitted a new draft proposal to mediator Pakistan, though its contents remain undisclosed. Despite a fragile ceasefire holding for three weeks, the diplomatic impasse persists.

A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting with the US was “likely”, hours after President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with an Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the new draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state media reported, without detailing its contents. The war, launched by the United States and Israel in late February, has been on hold since April 8, with one failed round of peace talks having taken place in Pakistan since...