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proposal for ending the war haven't been made public.
But Trump has repeatedly said he wants Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment and open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.
Iran's control of that vital waterway since the start of this war has given it leverage it didn't have in previous negotiations with the U.S.,
Iranian President Massoud Pazeskian said that Iran will never bow its head before the enemy.
Iran says any deal with the U.S.
should include steps by both sides, including the U.S.
lifting sanctions and unfreezing Iranian assets.
And while the ceasefire is still holding, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Iran each report intercepting drones over their territory.
Iran is coming under pressure from its regional neighbors and allies to open the Strait of Hormuz, which it now controls.
China and neighbors Saudi Arabia and Qatar are pushing for oil and gas to be allowed to flow through the waterway again.
Iran's also facing the consequences of the U.S.
President Trump told Fox News on Sunday Iran has just three days of storage left before its oil pipelines explode from pressure since it's running out of ships to store it on.
Amina Bucker, head of Mideast Energy at research firm Kepler, says Iran has closer to 20 days of storage left.
But usually what happens is that before they run out of storage...
they begin to slowly cut production.
And she says Iran has a southern oil terminal it could use if ships bypass that U.S.