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Iran responded to a U.S. proposal <\/strong><\/a>to bring an end to the war in the Middle East, Tehran\u2019s state media reported Sunday.<\/p>\n

The response \u201cwas given through mediator Pakistan,\u201d state news agency IRNA said, without specifying what the response was. \u201cAccording to the proposed plan, negotiations at this stage will focus on the issue of ending the war in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a post on Truth Social<\/strong><\/a>, President Donald Trump called the response \u201cTOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!\u201d<\/p>\n

The two sides continued to trade fire in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, more than a month after a temporary ceasefire deal was announced that was initially intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Iran has continued to block ships from passing through the strait, disrupting critical Gulf oil supplies and prolonging the global economic uncertainty surrounding the conflict.<\/p>\n

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on Sunday that the U.S. was still waiting for a \u201cclear resolution\u201d from Iran<\/strong><\/a> on its latest proposal.<\/p>\n

He told moderator Kristen Welker that the U.S. was seeking the \u201cfree flow of traffic through the international waters that are the Straits of Hormuz, and an end to the Iranian nuclear program.\u201d<\/p>\n

The standoff over the vital waterway has resulted in soaring gas prices that hit a national average of $4.52 per gallon Sunday, according to data from motor club AAA. That number is an increase of more than 50% since the start of the Iran war.<\/p>\n

Wright said the Trump administration is \u201copen to all ideas\u201d to lower the cost of gas, including suspending the federal gas tax.<\/p>\n

Americans evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship off Spain<\/h2>\n
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The American passengers who were aboard the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak are on evacuation flights en route to the U.S.<\/strong><\/a>, the Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday night.<\/p>\n

All 17 American citizens aboard the MV Hondius are on their way home, officials said. Two are traveling in the plane\u2019s biocontainment units \u201cout of an abundance of caution,\u201d the department said. One passenger has mild symptoms and another \u201ctested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus,\u201d HHS said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The passengers are bound for the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center in Nebraska. The flight will then take the passenger with mild symptoms to a second site, according to HHS.<\/p>\n

Birders push back on hantavirus fears tied to Argentine city<\/h3>\n

The outbreak has cast an unwelcome spotlight on Tierra del Fuego<\/strong><\/a>, a region in Argentina well known for its biodiversity and bird-watching, authorities and guides say.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe bird-watching may be at the epicenter of the Hondius outbreak that has killed three. The World Health Organization said the first person with a confirmed case may have been exposed to rodents \u2014 which can carry hantavirus \u2014 while on a birding trip.<\/p>\n

The theory made some enthusiasts uneasy and prompted some authorities, locals and others to defend Ushuaia, a city of nearly 85,000 that draws tourists to its Antarctic cruise ships and abundant, watchworthy bird population.<\/p>\n

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