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Feb 21 2026 
Submissions by Marwa Osman
https://t.me/Marwa_OsmanLB/5233
Since the BoP meeting, Israel has done what it always does – collective punitive actions. They have shot, shot with missiles, droned, killed and created violent mayhem right across the Region. Lebanon was attacked with gusto. Marwa talks about this and about the region. Besides the horror, you may be surprised at what she says… Continue reading
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Feb 20 2026 
Professor Marandi Series: Demystifying Iran
In this episode of Demystifying Iran, Professor Mohammad Marandi examines the massive rallies on February 11, 2026, in #Tehran, where demonstrators set fire to a horned, bull-headed statue called “Baal,” carved with the “so-called Star of David.”
But when you see that statue burning… what were the three arguments the organizers were making? … Continue reading
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Feb 19 2026 
Iran: The Consensus – Notes
From Moon of Alabama to Sonar 21 to most commentators that we know, the consensus is that a war on Iran is imminent. Larry at Sonar 21 discusses how the US is currently shaping the operational environment through intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, information operations, civil affairs, psychological operations, and other preparatory actions—often in denied or politically… Continue reading
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Feb 18 2026 
Israel’s Death Calls
Marwa Osman
Journalist Radwan Mortada wrote:
“When reality is harsher than fiction.
Yesterday, in the town of Tallouseh, the martyr Ahmad Termos (62) was on a family visit. He was sitting with his wife in her brother’s house. The sound of a drone overhead, then another. He had barely stepped inside to sit when his phone rang. Ahmad… Continue reading
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Feb 18 2026 
Will Schryver: Iran
Will Schryver
@imetatroninkNow Or Never
The US has now positioned in the Middle East a formidable array of assets to prosecute an air campaign against Iran.
In addition to what has already been delivered, CSG-12 (USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78) is en route. But it is very unlikely it can arrive on station in the eastern Mediterranean and… Continue reading
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Feb 17 2026 
Iran & US hold constructive talks and exchange ideas on nuclear issue – Araghchi
Sputnik
💬 “I can say that at this round, compared to the last one, we brought up absolutely serious issues for discussion, the atmosphere was more productive. Various ideas were put up for discussion, and we had serious discussions on these ideas, and finally we found a strategic route that we will follow, along which we… Continue reading
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Feb 16 2026 
Indonesia prepares to deploy 1,000 troops to Gaza for Trump’s ‘stabilization force’
Other nations have refused to participate in the force, fearing they would be required to ‘disarm Hamas’ and carry out operations against Palestinians on Israel’s behalf.
The CradleIndonesia is preparing to deploy 1,000 troops to Gaza as early as April as part of US President Donald Trump’s International Stabilization Force (ISF), Reuters reported on 16 February,… Continue reading
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Feb 15 2026
Prof. Marandi: Demystifying Iran | Sanctions: The art of silently killing kids
For more than forty years, the United States has carried out a prolonged campaign of economic pressure against the Islamic Republic of Iran, relying not on military strikes but on sanctions, financial isolation, and restrictions on banking. Marketed as an alternative to open warfare, this approach has sought to weaken Iran’s ability to endure external… Continue reading
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Feb 13 2026 
The Middle East is splitting into rival blocs
The region is entering a season in which old assurances are fading and new habits of power are being learned in real time
From RT and by Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
Across the globe, the post-Cold War settlement that once carried the promise of Western primacy… Continue reading
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Feb 11 2026 
Pepe Escobar & Sharmine Narwani : Watch for Russian & Chinese SURPRISES
Pepe Escobar is a seasoned foreign correspondent and has reported from across Asia, Europe, the US and the LAC. He is a permanent columnist at The Cradle. Sharmine Narwani is one of my favorite journalists, highly intelligent and charming to boot.
Let us leave Pepe’s short X post here:
THAT's what the Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership means… Continue reading
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Feb 09 2026 
Cuba Grapples with Hardened U.S. Blockade
“The Only Victims Are the People of Cuba”
Marco Rubio is blocking Trump from actual talks with CubaCo-reported with @ryangrim and @GranadosCeja for Drop Sitehttps://t.co/2VFe1Yhf15— noah kulwin (@nkulw) February 9, 2026
Dropsite NewsTrump’s escalation of the oil blockade on Cuba intensifies the humanitarian crisis on the island while placing Mexico under direct pressure from Washington.
Today’s… Continue reading
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Feb 09 2026 
Alastair Crooke: Iran Defeated Insurrection & Restored Deterrence
Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of “Conflicts Forum” based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke explains who directed the insurrection, how it was defeated, and why the bold restoration of Iran’s deterrence has presented Trump with… Continue reading
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Feb 07 2026 
Iran Feeling Its Oats
From Will Schryver – Metatronics
It must be understood that, in firmly rejecting US/Israel demands, Iran is effectively dictating terms — and this strongly confirms what many of us have argued since last summer: Iran was the clear winner of the 12-Day War. Israel knows it, the United States knows it, and Iran knows it.
I have… Continue reading
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Feb 06 2026 
Prof. Marandi: Demystifying Iran | The ongoing revolution
The episode “The Ongoing Revolution” of Demystifying Iran, presented by Seyed Mohammad Marandi on Al Mayadeen, examines the Islamic Republic not as a finished historical event but as a living political, intellectual, and civilizational project nearly five decades on.
Tracing the revolution’s origins as an act of decolonization that rejected both Western liberalism and Eastern… Continue reading
