Tehran, May 22 -- Iran said the latest proposal from the US has partly bridged the gap between the warring sides, as they seek to turn a fragile ceasefire into a peace deal. Tehran is in the process of responding to a text submitted by the US, which "has narrowed the gaps to some extent," the semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency reported on Thursday, without saying where it got the information. "Further narrowing requires an end to the temptation for war on Washington's part." The exchange of messages is based on Iran's 14-point text from several weeks ago, the Iranian foreign ministry said separately. That plan essentially suggests a short-term deal that would see Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the US lift a blockade of Iranian ports, with the warring sides then going into deeper negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program. Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has positioned himself as the most powerful person in Pakistan, is visiting Tehran on Thursday, ISNA reported. Islamabad is the main mediator between the sides. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the US was in the "final stages" with Iranian diplomacy, sparking investor hopes a deal was close. US Treasury prices jumped and oil dropped....