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TEL AVIV, Israel<\/strong> | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was \u201cslight progress\u201d during talks with Iran amid uncertainty about whether a deal will be reached or war will resume.<\/p>\n

He spoke days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was holding off on a military strike against the Islamic Republic because \u201cserious negotiations\u201d were underway. Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire reached in mid-April could end if Iran does not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement.<\/p>\n

Rubio spoke ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, where the military alliance is expected to discuss what role it could play in helping police the Strait of Hormuz once the war is over.<\/p>\n

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Rubio said he did not want to exaggerate the progress, saying there had been \u201ca little bit of movement and that\u2019s good.\u201d He said the conversations were ongoing. In recent weeks there have been repeated claims of progress, but a deal has stayed out of reach.<\/p>\n

Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off. But he\u2019s also previously indicated he would hold off on military action to allow talks to continue, only to turn around and launch strikes. That happened at the war\u2019s outset, when he ordered strikes in late February shortly after indicating he would let talks play out.<\/p>\n

Trump said he called off attacks on Iran this week at the request of allies in the Middle East, including the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

But Trump\u2019s decision to give the talks a chance sparked tension with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n

An official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media said Thursday that Trump and Netanyahu had a \u201cdramatic\u201d phone conversation Tuesday about the status of the Iranian negotiations and that Israel is angry with Trump\u2019s efforts to strike a deal with Iran.<\/p>\n

The White House declined to comment on the substance or tenor of the call. Trump told reporters after the conversation that Netanyahu \u201cwill do whatever I want him to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments are some of the first public signs of daylight between the leaders since they launched the war.<\/p>\n

Pakistan continues peace efforts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s army chief was traveling Friday to Tehran for a third round of talks with Iranian leaders this week, two Pakistani officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.<\/p>\n

Field Marshal Asim Munir will be joined by Pakistan\u2019s interior minister, who has already met with Iranian leaders twice this week. Pakistan has worked to mediate a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. since Munir facilitated face-to-face talks between the two countries in Islamabad last month.<\/p>\n

Still, major sticking points remain.<\/p>\n

Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the shipment of oil, gas, fertilizer and other petroleum products. The U.S. is blockading Iranian ports and has redirected 94 commercial vessels and disabled four others from mid-April through Thursday, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.<\/p>\n

At the NATO meeting in Sweden, Rubio said he discussed reopening the strait with other foreign ministers. He said there needs to be a \u201cplan B\u201d if Washington and Tehran fail to reach a deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone\u2019s going to have to do something about it, OK?\u201d Rubio said, insisting that Iran was not going to \u201cvoluntarily reopen\u201d the strait.<\/p>\n

The U.S. and Israel have said Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. While regional officials have said Iran offered some nuclear concessions, Trump has said he wants to remove highly enriched uranium from the country and prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.<\/p>\n

Officials say Saudi Arabia and the UAE separately struck Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two regional officials and a Western diplomat told The Associated Press that Saudi Arabia and the UAE separately launched multiple attacks on Iran and Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq during the war. An Israeli military officer with knowledge of the situation also confirmed that the UAE proactively struck Iran at least once.<\/p>\n

All of them spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the information.<\/p>\n

The regional officials said the strikes on Iran targeted military facilities, including missile and drone launchers.<\/p>\n

One of the regional officials said strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq. He said Saudi Arabia has repeatedly briefed Baghdad about the Iraqi-originated attacks before deciding to strike.<\/p>\n

The Western diplomat and one of the regional officials said the UAE had pushed for a collective military response from the Gulf Arab countries since the onset of the war.<\/p>\n

Asked for comment, the UAE referred to a May 16 statement that \u201call measures undertaken by the UAE have been within the framework of defensive actions aimed at protecting its sovereignty, civilians, and vital infrastructure.\u201d Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Iran has not publicly addressed being targeted by the UAE and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Magdy reported from Cairo, Egypt. Associated Press writers Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel; Munir Ahmed in Islamabad; Geir Moulson in Berlin; Aamer Madhani in Washington; Farnoush Amiri in New York and Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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