2026-02-13: Iran Roundup

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Jack Hunter (2026-02-13). Trump hasn't bombed Iran yet. He must be reading these polls. responsiblestatecraft.org When the George W. Bush administration invaded Iraq in March 2003, that war had 72% support among Americans,

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…

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…

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

newarab (2026-02-13). US sent hundreds of Starlink terminals to Iran amid Internet ban. newarab.com

al-monitor (2026-02-13). Trump says change of power in Iran would be. al-monitor.com US President Donald Trump said 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 program.

Patrick Henningsen (2026-02-13). Video: Thought and Mind Dictatorship in the Political West. "Truth and Peace are Forbidden" globalresearch.ca If the truth about Iran was reported honestly by mainstream media, war might be averted. Westerners would see Iranian support for their government.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2026-02-13). US Officials Boast Their Illegal Sanctions 'Collapsed' Iran's Economy. popularresistance.org Donald Trump has openly called for "regime change" in Iran. He has surrounded the country with what he calls a "massive armada", and has suggested that he wants to kill Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | While Trump threatens to bomb Iran again, after attacking it in 2025, the US government has been dropping devastating economic bombs on the nation. | Top US government officials boast that they are trying to "collapse" Iran's economy. | The Trump administration is waging what it calls a "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran, which the White House says is "aimed at driving Iran's oil exports to…

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…

al-monitor (2026-02-13). Trump tells troops is powerful motivator in difficult Iran talks. al-monitor.com By Steve Holland and Trevor HunnicuttFORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told U.S. troops on Friday that Iran has been "difficult" in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary to resolve the standoff peacefully."They've been difficult to make a deal," Trump said of the Iranians before an audience of active-duty soldiers at Fort Bragg Army base in North Carolina after U.S. officials said they were sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East.

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…

Editor (2026-02-13). The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire. scheerpost.com By Fariba Amini for Informed Comment Since the brutal repression of the January 8-9 protests in Iran, those of us who live abroad have been numb. Witnessing an atrocity such as the one that took place is not even comprehensible.* What we witnessed on videos that came out of Iran was horrific. People were gunned …

Lynda Carson (2026-02-13). Israeli nuclear weapons are a threat to the Middle East. indybay.org Dimona Nuclear Plant Facility In Israel.

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