Iran sends fresh proposal for talks with US via Pak, Hormuz crisis threatens global internet

The latest episode of Statecraft examines the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran as the sixty-day deadline under the War Powers Resolution expires. Iran's state media, IRNA, says Tehran has submitted its latest proposal for negotiations to the US via Pakistan. The proposal includes Iranian response to US amendments and demands to end the war.

Meanwhile, the US has reportedly moved over six thousand five hundred tons of military equipment to Israel, with the Pentagon considering the deployment of the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile. Operational plans presented to President Donald Trump include precision strikes, controlling the Strait of Hormuz, or targeting Tehran's uranium stockpile. Furthermore, the conflict poses a severe threat to global digital infrastructure. The Strait of Hormuz houses critical undersea cables that facilitate global internet traffic and financial transactions, including UPI payments. Any damage to these cables could disrupt trillions of dollars in daily financial activity, creating a simultaneous energy and communication crisis.