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to the war in Iran tonight.
Still no reply from the regime on the latest US ceasefire plan.
President Trump says that could happen though at any minute, but there is movement on wartime fuel prices.
Right now, they're averaging 453 a gallon nationwide.
That's up 25 cents for the second straight week.
CBS's Holly Williams is in Tel Aviv with more on that part of the story.
>> good evening.
Jerica, it has been a confusing week here in the Middle East.
The US and Iran exchanged fire, but the Trump administration insisted that the ceasefire with Iran is still in place.
>> We have established a powerful red,
white, and blue dome over the street.
>> The Trump administration launched Project Freedom this week, a military operation to reopen the Straight of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that used to carry around 20% of the world's oil.
American destroyers are on stations supported by hundreds of fighter jets, helicopters, drones, and surveillance aircraft.
Two American flagged commercial ships transited the straits safely despite Iranian attempts to disrupt the mission with missiles and drones.
But less than 2 days later, President Trump said the operation was paused to work on a complete and final agreement with Iran.
More than500 ships remain stranded by Iran's de facto blockade.
>> It's going very smoothly and we'll see what happens.
They want to make a deal.
>> On Thursday, three American destroyers came under attack by Iran as they transited the straight of Hormuz.
The US retaliated.
Iran called it a reckless military adventure.
And yesterday, the US military said it disabled two Iranian tankers trying to breach an American blockade of Iran's ports.
>> The Iranians are pretty clear about their red lines. And
>> Dr. Ha Helia is an expert in Middle Eastern security.
>> Do you think that the Iranians are slow walking negotiations because they
believe they have a strategic advantage?
It's really difficult to tell if they are purposely delaying or if they are
simply reacting to the very erratic kind of engagement from Washington on the negotiations.
>> President Trump vowed to carry out more attacks on Iran if it doesn't agree to a peace deal quickly.
But Jerica, Iran said it does not pay attention to deadlines and is still reviewing the US proposal.
Holly Williams reporting from Tel Aviv.
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