Iran rejects a 15-point U.S. peace proposal and counters with five demands including reparations and guarantees against future war. Meanwhile, Trump weighs seizing Iran's Karg Island as thousands of U.S. troops deploy to the Middle East, while a California jury finds Google and Meta liable for designing addictive social media features that fueled a young woman's anxiety and depression. Iran's counter-proposal demands reparations for war damages, guarantees against future conflicts, and international protection of its Strait of Hormuz control—rejecting the U.S. offer of sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear program restrictions. Seizing Karg Island, which handles over 90% of Iran's oil exports, would expose U.S. troops to daily Iranian bombardment from a heavily defended coastline just 20 miles away and lacks clear strategic rationale for controlling regional shipping.