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• Trump warns Iran to ‘get smart soon’, accept N-curbs; signals months-long extension of naval blockade

• Tehran warns of ‘unprecedented military action’ over shipping curbs

• USS Gerald R. Ford to return after 10-month deployment in ME

TEHRAN/WASHIN­GTON: Amid reports about Iran’s plan to make a fresh proposal, US President Donald Trump on Wedn­esday rejected an Iranian offer to end the conflict, saying that the naval blockade would remain till Tehran agreed to a nuclear deal.