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2026-02-14: Iran Roundup

So far today: 2026-02-14 08:36am GMT

hindustantimes (2026-02-14). US smuggled this tech into Iran to intensify riots…? Not just Tehran, now western report confirms… hindustantimes.com

newarab (2026-02-14). US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations. newarab.com

hindustantimes (2026-02-14). Not Arabs, this time USA betrayed by NATO ally on Iran; pro-Israel talks agenda sabotaged? | Nuclear. hindustantimes.com Turkey openly sides with Iran over missile talks, warning that forcing Tehran's missile program into nuclear negotiations could trigger "another war." As Fidan signals growing distance from Washington, regional powers like Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar push de‚Äëescalation while refusing to host any U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran.

Staff (2026-02-14). Trump says Iran regime change could be as second carrier heads to Middle East. haaretz.com

newarab (2026-02-14). Son of last shah urges international intervention in Iran. newarab.com The US-based

Nayvin Gordon (2026-02-14). Imminent War on Iran: The Supreme Crime. indybay.org The power to refuse support for a criminal war of aggression belongs to the people. It is our duty and moral obligation.

hindustantimes (2026-02-14). Donald Trump hints Iran regime change, as US forces weighs military action. hindustantimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump said on February 13 that a change in power in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen" as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran. Trump made the comments shortly after visiting with troops in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and after he confirmed earlier in the day that he's deploying a second aircraft carrier group to the Mideast for potential military action against Iran. Watch for more…

geo.tv (2026-02-14). Trump says Iran regime change could be 'best thing' as second carrier heads to Middle East. geo.tv The world's largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy nuclear-powered Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford , arrives in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, on December 1, 2025. — Reuters

WSWS (2026-02-14). US military prepares "sustained, weeks-long" war against Iran. wsws.org Reuters reports that the Pentagon is planning for a far larger attack than last June's one-off strikes, with officials saying the US "fully expected Iran to retaliate."

hindustantimes (2026-02-14). First US fatality in Caribbean? Troubles mount amid Iran war prep as fatalities & crashes hit fleet. hindustantimes.com

Lynda Carson (2026-02-14). Israeli nuclear weapons are a threat to the Middle East. indybay.org Dimona Nuclear Plant Facility In Israel.

Pepe Escobar (2026-02-13). How the China-Iran strategic partnership really evolves. thealtworld.com Neo-Caligula continues to bet in what could be defined as The Strategy of the Weaponized Debtor. | We've got a thing, and that's a-called radar love
| We've got a wave in the air | Radar love | Golden Earring, Radar Love | Neo-Caligula continues to bet in what could be defined as The Strategy of the Weaponized Debtor. | HONG KONG — Persia and China go back a long — historical — way. Focus for a moment just on the 7th century, in peak Silk Road times, when the two great poles of development were Sassanian Persian and Tang China, always on good mutual terms, and sharing a key common interest…

Haaretz Podcast (2026-02-13). needs Netanyahu to not mess things up for him in Iran and. haaretz.com

newarab (2026-02-13). Iran announces enquiry team to investigate deadly protests. newarab.com

hindustantimes (2026-02-13). New warheads ready? After Hamas, another Iran ally flexes military muscle as US warships approach. hindustantimes.com Yemen's Houthi rebel group claimed to have conducted multiple missile tests this month, including new missiles equipped with multiple warheads and ranges exceeding 2,000 kilometers. The announcement came amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions, with the group claiming it is strengthening its defense capabilities. Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi mocked the U.S. 2015 withdrawal from Sana'a, calling it a defeat, and reaffirmed support for Iran while criticizing Israel. The group has also threatened renewed Red Sea shipping attacks as the USS Abraham Lincoln moves into the region. Israeli officials are reportedly reviewin…

Amos Harel (2026-02-13). Despite Netanyahu, Trump signals U.S. will exhaust Iran diplomacy before military action. haaretz.com Trump conducting deliberate deception always has to be considered, but he is clear that he would rather put a stop to Iran's nuclear project than get involved in a prolonged military campaign. The key question remains what, if anything, was agreed with Netanyahu should negotiations fail…

Ben Samuels (2026-02-13). Trump: If Iran deal not reached, U.S. will second aircraft carrier in the Middle East. haaretz.com After Trump on Thursday suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand, possibly within the next month, a source said the carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, which would take at least ‚Äåa week to reach the Middle East…

Zvi Bar'el (2026-02-13). choice: Will Iran talks lead to regional stability or follow demands? haaretz.com Israel insists on an 'all or nothing' policy linking talks on Iran's ballistic missiles to nuclear negotiations, but other regional powers believe such a policy could lead to war. The Arab-Turkish influence over Trump and Iranian threats present the president with a troubling dilemma…

Ali Ekinciel (2026-02-13). Unextinguished Anger: Why Iran's Streets Keep Rising. fairobserver.com Over the past decade, street protests in Iran have erupted repeatedly. At times, economic crises have served as the main trigger; at other moments, political repression or regional tensions have pushed people into the streets. Yet despite the changing causes, the overall pattern has remained strikingly consistent: demonstrations that spread rapidly, a surge of nationwide…

Agence France-Presse (2026-02-13). Trump says change of power in Iran would be 'best thing', as he sends second carrier. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said on Friday that a change of government in Iran would be the "best thing that could happen", as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to ratchet up military pressure on the Islamic republic. | Trump's comments were his most overt call yet for the toppling of Iran's clerical establishment, and came as he pushes on Washington's arch-foe Tehran to make a deal to limit its nuclear programme.

Brian Berletic (2026-02-13). US Continues Global War On Multipolarism, No "Retreat" to the West. thealtworld.com NYT reports carrier group used to overthrow/rob Venezuela in Western Hemisphere is now heading toward Middle East for US war on Iran. | As I warned over a year ago, the US was NEVER going to "retreat" to a sphere of influence, and was simply expanding an already ongoing global war on multipolarism. | This will continue until either the US succeeds, or the multipolar world stops it. | There is no chance of or even a desire by the US for coexistence. |

hindustantimes (2026-02-13). Trump warns Iran of 'very traumatic' consequences if it rejects new nuclear deal. hindustantimes.com Donald Trump, speaking after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warned that Iran faces a "very traumatic" outcome if it refuses to agree to a new deal, insisting that "we have to make a deal otherwise it's going to be very traumatic…for Iran." He said Tehran "should have made a deal the first time" instead of getting the "midnight hammer," stressing that while the talks with "Bibi" were "very good" and that Netanyahu "understands," the final decision on any accord "is ultimately up to me." Watch for more…

newarab (2026-02-13). Iran releases on bail three reformists arrested after protests. newarab.com

editor (2026-02-13). Iran, war, and the illusion of control. onlineopinion.com.au A US attack on Iran promises regime change. History suggests something else: regional escalation, oil shocks, and a rally-around-the-flag effect that entrenches the very regime Washington seeks to weaken.

geo.tv (2026-02-13). US to deploy new aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump warns Iran. geo.tv The world's largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy nuclear-powered Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford arrives in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, December 1, 2025. — ReutersUSS Gerald R Ford, escort ships to be sent to Middle East.Development comes after last week's US-Iran…

geo.tv (2026-02-13). 150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan, Iran this year: UN. geo.tv Afghan citizens wait with their belongings to cross into Afghanistan, after Pakistan gives the last warning to undocumented immigrants to leave, at the Friendship Gate of Chaman Border Crossing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in Balochistan Province, in Chaman, Pakistan. —…

hindustantimes (2026-02-13). Embarrassed Netanyahu's 1st Briefing After Trump Rejects Iran War Bid | Khamenei. hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking before flying back to Israel after a brief visit to Washington, tried to project unity with President Trump while revealing deep doubts over a potential US-Iran deal. He stressed their "very close, very real and very open relationship," but admitted he remained skeptical about "the nature of any agreement with Iran," even as Trump signaled he wants to test diplomacy instead of escalation. Watch for details…

Associated Press (2026-02-13). US is sending second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to coerce Iran. scmp.com The United States will send the world's largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said on Friday, putting more American firepower behind US President Donald Trump's efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its nuclear programme. | The USS Gerald R. Ford's planned deployment to the Middle East comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations did not materialise…

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