Mediators Gave The U.S. a Proposal For a 10-Day Ceasefire With Iran. It Was Tehran That Reportedly Proposed It

Iran reportedly sent the U.S. a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire as hostilities between the countries continue to escalate, according to a new report.

Citing two sources familiar with the matter, the Jerusalem Post detailed that the goal is finding a solution related to the Strait of Hormuz, the source of renewed clashes.

Mediators from countries including Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Pakistan submitted the proposal to the U.S., including the creation of a "middle corridor" through the key waterway, through which vessels could pass safely.

Iran has been threatening ships not passing through the route it has approved of, striking those seeking to do so closer to the Omani side. The U.S., in turn, has been providing assistance to some crossing despite the threats.

President Donald Trump appeared to confirm that Iran is seeking to resume negotiations, telling press in the Oval Office on Tuesday that Tehran officials "want to meet desperately to try and end it because they're getting decimated." He went on to say the country is "not finished" in Iran.

Washington is reportedly preparing for both escalation and negotiation. It has told Israel to refrain from taking any action that could derail any chance for de-escalation, but has been making plans for the opposite scenario at the same time.

In the meantime, the U.S. Central Command saying it conducted a 10th night of strikes to "degrade Iran's ability to continue attacking commercial vessels flowing through the Strait of Hormuz."

However, a new report claimed that expanded U.S. operations against Iran could be hampered by reduced stockpiles and damage sustained by bases and troops in the region.

Speaking to The Washington Post, a U.S. official said that Washington is "planning for a wider war," with the Pentagon increasing the amount of military aircraft in the region.

However, the official noted that they could be limited by the mentioned factors, as well as troops being potentially unprepared for eventual ground operations inside Iran.

A U.S. service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday, taking the death toll in the war with Iran to 17, according to the U.S. Central Command. More than 400 troops have been wounded.

Another attack against an American base in Jordan killed two service member, leading the U.S. to launch airstrikes on Sunday targeting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Yemen's Houthi rebels, allies of Iran, also declared a maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia on Monday.

The group said in a document that the decision is based on the "equation of 'an eye for an eye'" and will "respond to all escalation with all escalation, thus solidifying this equation."

It went on to threaten Riyadh further, saying it is ready "for all options, and any foolish act committed by the reckless Saudi enemy through all escalation will be met with a comprehensive and decisive escalation by Allah's will and power."