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The Rest of the World Report | May 18, 2026 — Evening Edition
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IRAN RESPONDED. TRUMP CALLED IT UNACCEPTABLE.
The diplomacy moved on Monday, and it did not move toward a deal.
Iran submitted its response to the latest US proposal via mediator Pakistan on Monday. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed at a press briefing that Tehran’s response had been “conveyed to the American side through mediator Pakistan.” Iran’s demands, Baghaei said, remain unchanged: the release of frozen assets abroad and the lifting of sanctions. “The points…
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