First Thing: Iran rejects US ceasefire plan and submits its own

Iran’s foreign minister has said Tehran has ‘no intention of negotiating for now’. Plus, the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion Good morning.

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• Iran’s foreign minister has said Tehran has ‘no intention of negotiating for now’.
• Plus, the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion Good morning.
• Iran dismissed a US ceasefire proposal on Wednesday and responded with its own negotiation plan as intermediaries sought to keep diplomatic channels between the warring countries open.
• What is the toll?

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• The US-Israel war on Iran has killed more than 1,000 people in Lebanon, more than 1,500 in Iran and 16 in Israel, according to each country’s authorities.
• More than a dozen deaths have been reported in the West Bank and Gulf Arab states.
• Experts warn there has been a collapse in healthcare access .
• This is a developing story.

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

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