By Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim – Drop Site News

Over the past week, both the U.S. and Iran delivered frameworks to mediators aimed at ending the ongoing war. The Trump administration is now insisting that its framework must be the basis for any negotiations, a high-level Iranian official told Drop Site, as President Donald Trump’s top envoy on Friday repeatedly asserted that direct talks are imminent and that the U.S. expects a response from Tehran in the coming days. Continue reading “Iran Rejects U.S. Narrative That It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework”

By Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

Claims that an Iran-backed group is carrying out attacks in European cities raise questions about why they’re not targeting countries directly involved in the US-Israeli war, and why they appear to communicate like Israelis.

Strangely, suspects arrested in the attacks have been released on bail.

Continue reading “Who’s behind the mysterious ‘Iran-backed terror cell’ haunting Europe?”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Given worsening US-Spanish relations over Washington’s pro-Israel policies, this is a big step which is not entirely surprising – Spain has fully shuttered its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran.

This is an action significantly beyond its prior controversial policy to deny US use of jointly-operated military bases, and what has also been a long-running ban on ships transferring arms and ammo to Israel.

Continue reading “NATO Member Spain Closes Airspace To US Planes Involved In Iran Operations”