Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz if nuclear talks are deferred, officials say

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Iranian sources on Monday disclosed Tehran's latest proposal to bridge gaps with the U.S. over worldwide shipping woes resulting from the war started two months earlier, which would push wider talks about Iran's nuclear program until later.