Iran says it receives US response to latest proposal as Washington pulls out of Iraq

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Iran said it had received Washington's response to its latest proposal to revive a ceasefire in the Gulf, after President Donald Trump said he had rejected the proposal. The announcement coincided with the withdrawal of the final US forces from Iraq, a major change in the regional security landscape.

By Ahmed Rasheed, Jana Choukeir and Andrew Mills BAGHDAD/DUBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it had received a US response to its latest proposal to resurrect the collapsed ceasefire in the Gulf, days after President Donald Trump said he had rejected it. Iran's allies were celebrating on Wednesday after Washington withdrew the last of its forces from neighbouring Iraq, where 4,500 US troops died in the biggest US war of the century. More than 200,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in chaos unleashed after US forces toppled dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003.