2026-02-14: Iran Roundup

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

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

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…

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.

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.

Editor (2026-02-14). Iran war described as 'biggest opportunity' at US oil lobby's DC summit. scheerpost.com By Max Blumenthal for the Grazyzone An attendee told The Grayzone that oil industry heavyweights were less excited about Trump's Venezuela policy, privately complaining about the President's aggressive push to restart their operations. When the American Petroleum Institute (API) gathered oil industry leaders and lobbyists for a "State of American Energy" summit on January 16, 2026, the …

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

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

A A (2026-02-14). Indurimento e resilienza: il conflitto russo-ucraino come riflesso delle forze civilizzatrici. strategic-culture.su Quali parallelismi storici possono aiutare a spiegare la vittoria di un singolo Paese contro un'alleanza internazionale? | Segue nostro Questo testo è leggermente diverso da quelli che pubblico solitamente nella mia rubrica presso la Strategic Culture Foundation. àà il primo di una serie di riflessioni che mirano a intrecciare storia, antropologia, geopolitica, economia e studi bellici per esaminare una questione fondamentale: cos…

| AFP | (2026-02-14). Trump says change of power in Iran would be 'best thing'. tribune.com.pk US President Donald Trump said Friday that a change of government in Iran would be "the best thing that could happen," as he ordered a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to increase military pressure on the Islamic Republic. | Trump's remarks were his most explicit call yet for the removal of Iran's clerical leadership, as he presses Tehran to strike a deal limiting its nuclear program. | "Seems like that would be the best thing that could happen," Trump told reporters at Fort Bragg when asked if he wanted regime change in Iran. | He declined to name a successor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying o…

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."

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

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

| Reuters | (2026-02-14). US military says it struck a vessel in Caribbean, killing three. tribune.com.pk The US military said in a social media post that it had struck a vessel in the Caribbean on Friday, killing three people, the latest such incident in recent months. | President Donald Trump's administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the area. | The military said in a post on X that the vessel was "engaged in narco-trafficking operations". | Reuters could not immediately verify the information. | Read: US moving second carrier to ME as Iran tensions build | Earlier, Pentagon was sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, US officials said…

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

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