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Meanwhile, reports say the US has sent Iran a 15 point plan to end the war. The plan was sent via Pakistan. It's not known whether Iran, or even Israel, will accept the plan, which appears to consist entirely of Iran making compromises. "According to N12 News, citing three sources familiar with the details of the potential plan, the US is considering declaring a month-long ceasefire during which negotiations on the agreement would take place. The 15-point plan reportedly contains terms including the dismantling of all existing Iranian nuclear capabilities, a commitment that Iran will discontinue efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, and a requirement that any already enriched uranium be moved out of Iran. According to N12, the proposed plan would also require the Iranian regime to stop financing and arming all proxies in the region." https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-891095

Trump's setting lower expectations daily. When asked yesterday about who will control the Strait of Hormuz, he replied "Maybe me. Me and the Ayatollah, whoever the Ayatollah is". I'd say the Omanis might have something to say about it too. "US President Donald Trump on Monday said he and Iran's ayatollah could "jointly" control the Strait of Hormuz, as he unleashed a flurry of de-escalatory statements. Trump said the waterway through which 20 percent of global energy supplies pass will be "jointly controlled. Maybe [by] me. Maybe me. Me and the Ayatollah, whoever the Ayatollah is", Trump told reporters on Monday when asked about his claim that talks were underway to end the US-Israeli war on Iran. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-says-he-and-ayatollah-can-share-control-strait-hormuz The Iranian embassy in South Africa immediately trolled him by releasing this: