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Iran Sends a New Proposal to the US

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Vehicles pass a billboard reading 'The Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed' in Tehran, on April 28.Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

As the United States and Iran continue dueling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran offered its response to the latest amendments by Washington on a potential agreement to end the war.

The proposal was sent via Pakistan, which mediated a first round of negotiations last month, Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said today, without providing details. Oil pared a second weekly gain.