Iran would reopen Strait of Hormuz, postpone nuclear talks if U.S. lifts blockade and war ends: Reports

iran offered to reopen the strait of hormuz if the us lifts its blockade of iranian ports and the war ends, with nuclear talks pushed to later. the strait normally carries 20% of the world's oil, but tehran effectively closed it by force — only a fraction of prewar traffic gets through. the closure has sent oil prices up, hitting gasoline costs in the us and globally. secretary of state marco rubio rejected the proposal on fox news, saying iran can't normalize a system where they decide who uses international waterways. trump canceled plans for jared kushner and envoy steve witkoff to meet iranian counterparts in pakistan over the weekend, posting "too much time wasted on traveling." but he then claimed iran sent a "much better" paper within 10 minutes of the cancellation. a us naval blockade has stopped or turned around 38 ships so far, per centcom. a ceasefire remains in effect after trump unilaterally extended it last week.