CORRECTED-Iran's Zarif questions U.S. coalition for "peaceful resolution" in Middle East

Iran's foreign minister on Friday questioned the United States' plans for a coalition for "peaceful resolution" in the Middle East while listing repeated Iranian diplomatic initiatives.

"Coalition for Peaceful Resolution?," Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a statement on Twitter, and listed eight diplomatic initiatives by Iran since 1985, including a peace plan for Yemen in 2015, and a regional non-aggression pact for the Gulf region proposed earlier this year. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was seeking to build a "coalition aimed at achieving peace and a peaceful resolution".

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