Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz and asks US to end blockade, officials say

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• currentsapi(Mixed)By SAMY MAGDY, JON GAMBRELL and ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press

  CAIRO (AP) — Iran is offering to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program, two regional officials with knowledge of the proposal said Monday, as the country's foreign minister made a visit to Russia he said was an opportunity to consult wit…