When Trump’s bluff meets reality on Iran

February 16, 2026
Leon Hadar

Fantasy that maximum pressure plus military threats will produce Iran’s capitulation has been tested repeatedly and failed each time

The USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group are locked and loaded to attack Iran. Image: X Screengrab

Iranian FM holds ‘in-depth technical discussions’ with IAEA chief in Geneva

February 16, 2026

The talks come as the Pentagon weighs a potential ‘weeks-long’ war against Iran

US should benefit financially for any deal to last – Iran

February 16, 2026

Cooperation in high-yield sectors would make an accord between Tehran and Washington more durable, Iranian Deputy FM Hamid Ghanbari has said

Iran FM in Geneva for US talks, as IRGC holds drills in Strait of Hormuz

February 16, 2026

Iran’s top diplomat says he hopes to ‘achieve a fair and equitable deal’ in the high-stakes second round of talks with the US on Tuesday.

Report: US Preparing for Sustained, Weeks-Long War Against Iran If Trump Orders Attack

February 15, 2026
Dave DeCamp

Trump said on Friday that regime change in Iran would be 'the best thing that could happen'

US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln operations in the Arabian Sea on February 6 (US Navy photo)