Welcome to the News Hour. There are two major stories we're tracking tonight. One is a landmark decision handed down against social media companies. But the ongoing war with Iran is where we begin again tonight. Now in its fourth week, there were more diplomatic efforts today to end the war, though air strikes and counter strikes continue unabated throughout the region.

White House correspondent Liz Landers begins our coverage.

Across the Middle East, the flames of war are still burning furiously and with no end in sight

after Iran apparently rejected an American ceasefire proposal.

Iran's military today showing no willingness to negotiate.

Our first and last word has been the same from day one.

And it will stay that way.

Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you.

Not now, not ever.

The proposal had been confirmed earlier today by Pakistani officials involved in mediation

efforts. They said it had 15 points that reportedly included sanctions relief for Iran, but

only if Iran rolled back and allowed monitoring of its nuclear program, limited its missile capacity,

and ended its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The narrow passageway has been backlogged for weeks amid Iran's relentless strikes on energy targets.

Iran countered with its own demands, like allowing it to continue its chokehold of the strait, as well as reparations for the war. Those are likely

non-starters for the U.S. at the negotiating table. In Washington today, White House Press Secretary

Caroline Levitt cautioned reporters on the accuracy of the reports of that original U.S. proposal,

but would not go into detail. The White House never confirmed that full plan.

There are elements of truth to it, but some of the stories I read were not entirely factual.

So I am not going to negotiate on behalf of the president here at the podium.

What I will tell you is these talks are ongoing.

We're not going to get into the nitty-gritty details that have been exchanged between the United States

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