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Iran is offering to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program, the Associated Press reported on Monday citing two regional officials with knowledge of the proposal.Iran also wants the US to end its blockade of the country as part of its proposal, AP reported citing the two officials, whom it said spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door negotiations.The new proposal, passed onto the US by Pakistan, likely will not receive the backing of US President Donald Trump, who wants to end Iran’s atomic program as part of an overall deal including the Strait of Hormuz to make the ceasefire permanent.“We have all the cards. If they want to talk, they can come to us, or they can call us,” Trump told Fox News Channel on Sunday.Axios first reported Iran’s proposal.Axios for its part cited a source saying that Araghchi has made it "clear to the Pakistani, Egyptian, Turkish and Qatari mediators over the weekend that there's no consensus inside
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