Iran Rejects US Peace Plan in Blow to Efforts to End War (Bloomberg) -- Iran said it rejected a US ceasefire proposal and maintained attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab states, delivering a blow to Washington’s efforts to end a war that’s wreaked havoc across the Middle East and global markets. A move by US President Donald Trump to start indirect talks is illogical and not viable at this stage of the conflict, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday, citing informed sources it didn’t identify. Iran is focused on achieving its objectives and only if those are met will an end to the war — not a ceasefire — be possible, Fars added. The US has compiled a 15-point peace proposal, which Pakistan delivered to the Islamic Republic, according to people familiar with the matter, highlighting urgency within Trump’s administration to resolve a conflict it started alongside Israel almost a month ago. https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/us-awaits-response-peace-plan-080146084.html