"It reportedly involves a 60-day ceasefire extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a plan for further negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme":

• Rubio Says 'Solid' Iran Deal May Come on Monday (BBC)

Marco Rubio and Rand Paul agree that the hawks should give peace a chance:

• Rubio Calls GOP Criticisms of Iran-Trump Emerging Deal ‘Absurd’ (The Hill)
• Rand Paul Pushes Back on GOP Criticisms of Trump-Iran Tentative Deal (The Hill)
• Trump Blasts ‘Losers’ Criticizing Potential Iran Deal After Republican Uproar (Forbes)

The Zionist war on free speech continues:

• Basque Police Beat Global Sumud Flotilla Torture Survivors in Spain (Out Loud)

"Request was met with silence on call with Middle Eastern leaders, Axios reports; it comes as Israeli officials said alarmed that emerging deal ‘does not serve Israel’s interest’":

• Trump Reportedly Asked Muslim, Arab Leaders to Normalize Ties with Israel if Iran Deal Reached (Times of Israel)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Strikes Pound Lebanon Despite Signs US and Iran Are Close to Peace Deal (The Guardian)

The U.S. "is burning through stockpiles of advanced weapons and ammunition, including Tomahawk, Patriot and Precision Strike missiles. Replacing them will require a powerful metal, tungsten, whose production and refining is dominated by China — leading the U.S. to desperately search for it elsewhere":

• China Controls a Metal that’s Key for the Iran War, Sending the U.S. on a Global Hunt for More (NBC News)

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