(h) Tasnim News Agency
Iran presented a proposal to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite postponing discussions regarding its nuclear program.
Iran has proposed ending its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program, as well as that the United States end the blockade of the country as part of its proposal, two unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter revealed this Monday.
The North American Central Command confirmed this Sunday that it has already prevented the passage of 38 vessels in the zone, by order of the President of the United States.
According to, oil prices rose this Monday, as the impasse between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz continued despite the ceasefire.
Pakistan-led mediators are working to bridge differences between the US and Iran, according to a regional official involved in the mediation efforts, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchiwas in Russia this Monday for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, as part of a trip that included two stops in Pakistan and a visit to Omana country that shares the strait with the Islamic Republic.
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump decided to cancel a trip by the special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushnerto Pakistan, after the Iranian side left Islamabad. The objective of the North Americans’ visit to Pakistan involved a new round of negotiations regarding the conflict in the Middle East.
On Sunday Donald Trump also said that he was in no rush to reach a new agreement with Iran.
He also reiterated that his main objective remains to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing atomic weaponryclassifying this possibility as a threat to global stability.
Since the beginning of the war, at least 3375 people were killed in Iran and at least 2509 in Lebanon, where fighting between Israel and Hezbollah resumed two days after the start of the war in Iran.
Furthermore, 23 people were killed in Israel and more than a dozen in the Arab Gulf States. 15 Israeli soldiers in Lebanon, 13 US military in the region and six UN members in southern Lebanon were killed.
