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Iranian state television reported the details of the proposed law, which include a permanent restriction on Israeli vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
All ships would have to get authorization from Iran to pass through the strait, and ships from, quote, hostile countries would
would be required to pay war reparations in addition to tolls.
Reparations are also part of a 14-point list of demands that Iran submitted to the U.S.
this week through Pakistani mediators.
President Trump says he is reviewing the proposal.
For NPR News, I'm Derry Bouskaran in Istanbul.
NetBlocks reports Iran's internet use goes up to about 2% of normal levels.
Specialized Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs,
are being sold on the black market for about $10 per gigabyte of data.
Google searches work intermittently.
Iran does have a functioning internal web called an intranet, so services like local banking are still functional.
But some Iranian officials are raising concerns about the economic cost of being cut off from the outside world.
For NPR News, I'm Derry Bouskaran in Istanbul.
After hopes of a new round of peace talks dimmed, U.S.
negotiators may have another shot.
According to Iranian state media, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will complete his planned trip to Oman, but make an unplanned return to Islamabad today.
He'll continue on to Russia afterwards.
Trump on Saturday canceled the U.S.
negotiating team's own planned trip to Pakistan shortly after the Iranian foreign minister left.