Iran presented Trump with proposal to open Strait of Hormuz and delay nuclear talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi flew to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin after Donald Trump withdrew his envoys from peace talks in Pakistan.

Iran has presented a proposal to the United States that would focus on opening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war but would table thorny discussions around Iran’s nuclear program until a later date, a Gulf source and a regional source told NBC News.

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The details of the proposal were first reported by Axios.

The Iranian proposal was discussed Monday in a meeting between President Donald Trump and his national security team, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, although it was not immediately clear how seriously it was being weighed. ​