Iran vs Israel/US: Israel have elections Tuesday, Trump & NetInYahoo don’t like the results, war restarting with Iran likely soon!!!
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Iran on edge: Campus protests erupt against Khamenei regime amid US war fears
Iranian universities have become the front line of a massive new protest movement as students defy a brutal government crackdown and morality policing. This surge of domestic anger comes at the worst possible time for Tehran, as the Trump administration deploys a powerful naval “armada” to the region and issues a strict 15-day deadline for a new nuclear deal
As the new university term commences across Iran, the familiar sound of rhythmic chanting and organised dissent has once again filled campus squares. Thousands of students at multiple leading institutions held protests, the first such rallies on this scale since last month’scrackdown by the authorities.
The protests come as the Iranian leadership faces a “perfect storm” of internal defiance and external pressure. In Washington, the Trump administration has intensified its “maximum pressure” campaign, issuing a series of diplomatic deadlines regarding Iran’s nuclear programme while simultaneously ramping up military strike groups in the Persian Gulf.
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A convergence of grievances
The driving forces behind the current unrest are multifaceted, blending social outcries with economic desperation. Students are primarily protesting the renewed enforcement of morality policing on campuses and the installation of advanced surveillance systems designed to monitor student activity. Furthermore, the continued detention of student activists from previous waves of unrest remains a central rallying cry.However, the anger is not limited to civil liberties. Iran’s suffocating economic climate—characterised by runaway inflation and a bleak job market for graduates—has left the youth feeling they have little to lose. “We study for a future that does not exist,” read one placard at Tehran University.
The historical cradle of dissent
The significance of these campus demonstrations cannot be understated. Universities have historically been the starting point of Iranian protest movements—including the 1999 student unrest and the nationwide demonstrations following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.However, security analysts are closely monitoring the “contagion” factor. While the protests are currently contained within academic walls, the critical watchpoint is whether the movement spreads beyond campuses into the traditional bazaars or among powerful labour unions. If the merchant class and industrial workers join the students, the Iranian authorities are expected to pivot from campus containment to a much more aggressive, nationwide security crackdown.
The shadow of the blackout
The memory of the state’s previous responses looms large over the current demonstrations. During the last major wave of unrest, Iran imposed a prolonged internet blackout to stifle coordination and mask the scale of the state’s response.Human rights organisations allege that thousands of protesters were killed during that period of enforced silence. As the current term begins, many fear that a similar digital iron curtain may descend if the protests continue to gain ground.
Missed Funerals and Blocked Toilets: Iran Deployment Takes a Toll on U.S. Sailors
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s lengthy mission is causing strains for crew members and their families
Feb. 21, 2026 at 8:00 amOne sailor missed the death of his great-grandfather. Another is thinking about leaving the Navy after almost a year away from her toddler daughter. Two more said the ship had sewage problems.
President Trump’s decision to extend for a second time the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is taking a toll on the ship’s sailors and their families, and leading some to consider leaving the Navy when they return to home port, according to interviews with sailors on board the ship and their family members back home.
The Ford, the U.S.’s largest warship, has been at sea since last June. In October, the Pentagon rerouted the ship from its scheduled Mediterranean mission to the Caribbean to support oil-tanker seizures and the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, then Venezuela’s leader.
Then earlier this year, the crew got word that their deployment would be extended again, taking them back across the Atlantic Ocean to the Middle East to support potential American airstrikes on Iran. The Ford transited the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday, heading east, according to a satellite photo obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
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Pakistani man is on trial over Trump assassination plot with ties to Iran, US prosecutors say
AP NEWS
February 26, 2026
apnews.com
The trial began this week of a Pakistani man who U.S. prosecutors say had ties to the Iranian government and traveled to New York to meet with men he thought he was recruiting to carry out political assassinations on American soil, including potentially of President Donald Trump.
Asif Merchant, 47, faces a life sentence if he’s convicted of terrorism charges. His trial got underway Wednesday in a federal court in Brooklyn.
Prosecutors said in court filings that a man who Merchant initially met when he arrived in New York in April 2024 later notified authorities about the plot and became a confidential informant, The New York Times reported. Merchant later paid a $5,000 advance to two would-be assassins who were actually undercover FBI agents, prosecutors said.
At the time, Merchant did not specify who the target would be, but court filings show the potential targets included high-level officials such as Trump...
Asif Merchant
Pakistani man is on trial over Trump assassination plot with ties to Iran, US prosecutors say
AP NEWS
February 26, 2026
Pakistani man is on trial over Trump assassination plot with ties to Iran, US prosecutors say
A U.S. trial is underway for a Pakistani man accused in a plot to carry out political assassinations, including potentially of President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
The trial began this week of a Pakistani man who U.S. prosecutors say had ties to the Iranian government and traveled to New York to meet with men he thought he was recruiting to carry out political assassinations on American soil, including potentially of President Donald Trump.
Asif Merchant, 47, faces a life sentence if he’s convicted of terrorism charges. His trial got underway Wednesday in a federal court in Brooklyn.
Prosecutors said in court filings that a man who Merchant initially met when he arrived in New York in April 2024 later notified authorities about the plot and became a confidential informant, The New York Times reported. Merchant later paid a $5,000 advance to two would-be assassins who were actually undercover FBI agents, prosecutors said.
At the time, Merchant did not specify who the target would be, but court filings show the potential targets included high-level officials such as Trump...
Asif Merchant
Trump growing frustrated with limits of Iran military options, sources say
Unlike previous targeted operations, including the recent one removing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power, Mr. Trump has been told that any strike on Tehran's assets would almost certainly not be a singular, decisive blow. Instead, limited strikes could open the door to a wider confrontation — one that risks drawing the United States into a protracted conflict in the Middle East.
By Eleanor Watson, Jennifer Jacobs, James LaPorta
February 23, 2026
www.cbsnews.com
Iran strikes threaten to deplete US weapons supplies — and put American troops at risk
The administration already burned through significant stockpiles of air defense missiles in operations against Iran and its proxy groups.
By JACK DETSCH and JOE GOULD
02/25/2026
Pentagon officials and Hill lawmakers are increasingly warning that prolonged Iran strikes could stress U.S. military stockpiles to the brink and make the country more vulnerable.
Gen. Dan Caine, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, has raised concerns about the military’s shortage of air defense interceptors since January, according to a person familiar with the conversations. But the fears have magnified in recent weeks as the Pentagon amassed the largest military buildup in the Middle East since the Iraq War.
They follow a huge expansion of the nation’s military operations. President Donald Trump has often relied on the Pentagon to pursue his foreign policy goals — from capturing Venezuela’s leader to killing alleged drug traffickers, bombing Yemen’s Houthi group and striking Iran last year to decimate its nuclear program.
Many of these operations burned through significant numbers of Standard Missile-3s, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors and Patriot missiles.
The defense industry has struggled for years to produce critical air defense interceptors that protect against incoming missiles, partly because of the complexity and speed of production. Interviews with six current and former U.S. officials and members of Congress underscored widespread worries that sustained Iranian responses could deplete those waning U.S. air defenses and leave tens of thousands of American troops in the region unprotected against Tehran’s missile salvos…
Unlike previous targeted operations, including the recent one removing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power, Mr. Trump has been told that any strike on Tehran's assets would almost certainly not be a singular, decisive blow. Instead, limited strikes could open the door to a wider confrontation — one that risks drawing the United States into a protracted conflict in the Middle East.
By Eleanor Watson, Jennifer Jacobs, James LaPorta
February 23, 2026
Trump growing frustrated with limits of Iran military options, sources say
Military planners are advising President Trump that any strike on Tehran's assets would almost certainly not be a singular, decisive blow.
www.cbsnews.com
Iran strikes threaten to deplete US weapons supplies — and put American troops at risk
The administration already burned through significant stockpiles of air defense missiles in operations against Iran and its proxy groups.
By JACK DETSCH and JOE GOULD
02/25/2026
Pentagon officials and Hill lawmakers are increasingly warning that prolonged Iran strikes could stress U.S. military stockpiles to the brink and make the country more vulnerable.
Gen. Dan Caine, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, has raised concerns about the military’s shortage of air defense interceptors since January, according to a person familiar with the conversations. But the fears have magnified in recent weeks as the Pentagon amassed the largest military buildup in the Middle East since the Iraq War.
They follow a huge expansion of the nation’s military operations. President Donald Trump has often relied on the Pentagon to pursue his foreign policy goals — from capturing Venezuela’s leader to killing alleged drug traffickers, bombing Yemen’s Houthi group and striking Iran last year to decimate its nuclear program.
Many of these operations burned through significant numbers of Standard Missile-3s, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors and Patriot missiles.
The defense industry has struggled for years to produce critical air defense interceptors that protect against incoming missiles, partly because of the complexity and speed of production. Interviews with six current and former U.S. officials and members of Congress underscored widespread worries that sustained Iranian responses could deplete those waning U.S. air defenses and leave tens of thousands of American troops in the region unprotected against Tehran’s missile salvos…
Iran has been around for how long now? It has to be one of the oldest established countries on the planet. If they get taken down, which I doubt, what happens next?
The international banking cartels are escalating this out of pure greed. World War 3 is inevitable because I think Trump is going to go rogue. That’s why they keep sending people to take him out.
The international banking cartels are escalating this out of pure greed. World War 3 is inevitable because I think Trump is going to go rogue. That’s why they keep sending people to take him out.
Seem like Iran has been here for a minute
Idk if it the bankers plan or just Americans and Israelis…. Wait who’s the bankers?
Trump couldn’t go rouge if folks would’ve understood but they didn’t
So Washington when from demanding
- limit support to region friends
- limit missiles range to 300km
- zero enrichment
To now
- handing over stockpile of uranium
- destroy 3 nuclear sites that US couldn’t destroy
- no enrichment except for one place
And you get some relief and don’t have to worry about war
Then Iran countered with ok no that won’t work but this what we want if we do consider it
- all sanctions removed
- cancelation of UNSC resolutions'
(Basically to get Iran economic back on track)
Washington was like wtf when that was present
- limit support to region friends
- limit missiles range to 300km
- zero enrichment
To now
- handing over stockpile of uranium
- destroy 3 nuclear sites that US couldn’t destroy
- no enrichment except for one place
And you get some relief and don’t have to worry about war
Then Iran countered with ok no that won’t work but this what we want if we do consider it
- all sanctions removed
- cancelation of UNSC resolutions'
(Basically to get Iran economic back on track)
Washington was like wtf when that was present
Iran dates back to 3200 BC so I doubt that the conflict today is anything they haven't seen before. The international bankers are the (Jewish) banking families based out of Inner London that control the global money system (Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Goldman’s, Sachs, Morgan’s etc.). They own the United Staes Federal Reserve Bank and have been involved in every major global conflict.
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