Iran has reportedly declined US proposal for a short-term ceasefire, according to an unnamed source cited by the country’s semi-official Fars news agency. The offer, which called for a 48-hour halt in hostilities, was delivered on Wednesday via an unidentified intermediary nation, the source told Fars, as cited by Reuters. The rejection comes as the Middle East enters its fifth consecutive month of war, with no end in sight.
Earlier o Friday (local time), Iran targeted another US aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz, bringing down an A-10 Warthog attack plane, US officials confirmed. The Iranian army claimed responsibility for the strike. This marks the second US jet hit by Iran this week, after an earlier strike that downed an F-15 fighter aircraft.
