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This follows 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan last week, which produced no agreement between the U.S.
The offer comes a day after U.S.
Navy ships began a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel and Lebanese ambassadors to the U.S.
are scheduled to meet today in Washington to discuss a ceasefire.
It's the first such direct meeting between the two governments in decades.
The talks will take place as the Israeli military surrounds a town in southern Lebanon, which Israel describes as a command point for Iranian-backed Hezbollah fighters.
NPR's Kat Lansdorff has more from Beirut.
Crude oil prices are hovering near $100 a barrel as the U.S.
Navy continues its blockade of ships moving in and out of the Strait of Hormuz.
NPR's Kamila Dominovsky has more.
The cost of gasoline and diesel fuel in the U.S.
have stabilized in recent days after weeks of price hikes.
AAA says regular is averaging about $4.12 a gallon.
That's two cents cheaper than a week ago.
Diesel is averaging $5.65 a gallon, the same as it was seven days ago.
White House economists have issued a report concluding the U.S.
has a shortage of 10 million houses.
It says more construction would help to lower prices.