Today, the U.S. said it's discussing a new Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,

but pause all negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.

And Lebanon marked the deadliest day since the fraying ceasefire in that country went into

effect two weeks ago. Israeli attacks killed more than a dozen people in the South.

Nick Schiffrin reports on tensions running high on the Israeli-Lebanese border and what appears

to be an impasse in the war in Iran.

In the Strait of Hormuz today, tankers at a stand still, as the war's diplomacy is in a stand-off.

Today, Iran's top diplomat visited with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a longtime ally who

called Iran's struggle heroic, and Foreign Minister Abbasarachi blamed the U.S. for a lack of progress.

The American's approaches caused the previous round of talks, despite the progress that had

been made, not to reach its objectives.

The excessive demands they made and the incorrect approaches they adopted.

But an Iranian official and a senior regional official tell PBS NewsHour Iran has made the latest

proposal to reopen the strait if the U.S. lifts its blockade, unfreezes blocked Iranian assets, and pauses any negotiation

of Iran's nuclear program. The Iranian official said the U.S. has already described this

offer as not good enough.

The proposal was being discussed.

Today at the White House, spokesperson Caroline Levitt did not reject the deal out of hand.

They're very good negotiators.

But Secretary of State Marker Rubio told Fox News any deal would require Iran to dismantle

its nuclear program permanently.

We have to ensure that any deal that is made, any agreement that is made is one that definitively

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