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  1. THE ESSEX FILES: Trump’s Endgame: Less Spectacle, More Exceptionalism https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/02/25/the-essex-files-t…ate-of-the-union-less-spectacle-more-exceptionalism-n2199554
    Many will focus on exaggerations, legal fights over tariffs, and foreign policy risks with Iran. That scrutiny is unnecessary.…
  2. Angry Kittens? F-16 Falcons Bound for Middle East Are Now Bearing Some Interesting Hardware https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/23/angry-kittens-f-16…ddle-east-are-now-bearing-some-interesting-hardware-n2199486
    Guard was recently spotted heading east across the Atlantic as part of a huge build-up of U.S. forces ahead of potential strikes on Iran … task groups, much (if not all) of the Air Force's unmatched F-22 Raptors, all heading for or already in the region, the mullahs in Iran…
  3. Pete Hegseth Comes Under Fire for Meeting the Standards He Demands of Others. Yes, You Read That Right https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/02/22/pete-hegseth-comes-u…ndards-he-demands-of-others-yes-you-read-that-right-n2199449
    There are no analogs for either the Iran or Venezuelan operations in American military history. … more strenuous than getting off the sofa; for instance, Pentagon Pete Hegseth Hits Up Old Platoon With U.S. on Brink of War With Iran … Any operation planned in Iran is under the purview of U.S. Central Command.…
  4. U.S. Rejects Tehran's Latest Deal and All Signs Suggest That Regime Change Is on Trump's Agenda https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/02/20/all-signs-suggest-that-regime-change-in-tehran-is-on-trumps-agenda-n2199392
    I think Iran can be divided into "us" problems and "them" problems. … It's not my job to construct a new Iran. … were vital in bringing people out into the streets; see Is It 'Go Time' in Iran?…
  5. What Would Mexico Look Like If the Cartels Win? https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/23/what-would-mexico-look-like-if-the-cartels-win-n2199465
    Imagine an Iran on our southern border, only run by drug smugglers instead of mullahs, but just as troublesome, just as atrocious,…
  6. UK Balks on Iran Strikes, Trump Fires Back Over Diego Garcia https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/20/uk-balks-on-iran-strikes-trump-fires-back-over-diego-garcia-n2199365
    Britain has blocked the United States from using its RAF bases for potential strikes on Iran just as Washington signals that military … British government's advance approval.Reports indicate that London withheld that consent as U.S. contingency planning involving Iran … intensified.President Trump responded by escalating in full view of the alliance:“Should Iran decide not to make a Deal,…
  7. Federal Indictment Alleges Silicon Valley Engineers Sent Sensitive Processor Data to Iran https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/20/federal-indictment…ley-engineers-sent-sensitive-processor-data-to-iran-n2199367
    The alleged transfer of advanced semiconductor security and cryptography data to Iran adds a national security dimension to what would … later copied to personal devices and to work devices associated with the other defendants’ employers.Read More: New Development: Iran … Eases SanctionsIs the United States Now on the Brink of War With Iran?…
  8. Is the United States Now on the Brink of War With Iran? https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/19/is-the-united-states-now-on-the-brink-of-war-with-iran-n2199343
    But the people of Iran have had enough and then some; despite losses in the thousands from regime reprisals, the regular folk of Iran … How likely is an American attack on Iran? How likely is war? … and Iran can't afford to fund and equip them forever.…
  9. Visa Restrictions Revived: SecState Rubio Halting Transport of Illegal Immigrants by Uzbek Enablers https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/21/visa-restrictions…rubio-now-halting-illegal-flows-from-uzbek-enablers-n2199406
    overwhelmingly Muslim country (although admittedly not one that you see popping up a lot in terror plots, compared to places like Iran…
  10. Morning Minute: I'm Not Saying It Was Aliens... https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/20/morning-minute-n2199370
    and a mediocre former transportation secretary leading the early polls, you’d think conservatives would be celebrating.UK Balks on Iran … Strikes, Trump Fires Back Over Diego GarciaPut plainly, the United States is preparing for potential confrontation with Iran. … critical decisions.COMING ATTRACTIONSSupreme Court oral arguments resume February 23.Ongoing diplomatic developments related to Iran…
  11. Trump Hosts Inaugural 'Board of Peace' Meeting, Announces $10 Billion U.S. Contribution https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/02/19/trump-hosts-inaug…of-peace-meeting-announces-10-billion-contribution-n2199330
    think a ninth is to come 👀 pic.twitter.com/z2NflGrzLv— Department of State (@StateDept) February 19, 2026Of course, all eyes are on Iran … @POTUS: "Now is the time for Iran to join us on a path that will complete what we're doing. If they join us, that'll be great.…
  12. Morning Minute: Don't Mess With Grandma https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/19/morning-minute-n2199315
    Capitol Hill...Congress is still out, but it appears the tag team of Khanna & Massie is hard at work on their latest project: Iran … Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) will force a House floor vote next week on their Iran war powers resolution … amid heavy U.S. military buildup in the region, with CBS News reporting that American forces will be prepared to launch strikes on Iran…
  13. Watch: International Coalition Pledges $5B+ for Gaza Peace Efforts https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/18/new-international-coalition-pledges-5b-for-gaza-peace-efforts-n2199297
     Of course, the elephant in the room remains Iran. … While trying to reform Gaza and bring it into the modern world is worth doing, Iran remains the enabler. … A new Iran, or Persia, if you like, that no longer sponsors Islamic terrorism, would take a lot of the wind out of Hamas's sails.…
  14. Markets Shrug As Iran Shuts Hormuz, but Energy Risk Is Still Real https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/18/markets-shrug-as-iran-shuts-hormuz-but-energy-risk-is-still-real-n2199285
    Revolutionary Guard, citing security precautions.The move coincided with indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran … signaling, not supply shock.Read More: California Gas Prices Jump 40 Cents to $4.58, Now $1.66 Above National AverageNew Development: Iran … “Iran temporarily partially closed the vital Strait of Hormuz for Revolutionary Guards military drills Tuesday as indirect nuclear…
  15. The Board of Peace Met on Thursday - Here Are Some Highlights https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/19/the-board-of-peace-met-today-here-are-some-highlights-n2199346
    conclusion of the meeting, noting that the precedent set here may have regional application - perhaps in helping rebuild a post-theocracy Iran…
  16. Tucker Carlson Caught in Humiliating Lie During Visit to Israel https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/02/19/tucker-carlson-caught-in-humiliating-lie-during-visit-to-israel-n2199329
    (See: Holocaust denial.)SEE ALSO: Meanwhile, Tucker Carlson Absurdly Argues That Islamist Iran Obtaining Nukes Could 'Be a Good Thing…
  17. ‘An Act of Great Stupidity’: The Chagos Deal Must Not Move Forward https://redstate.com/erik-durneika/2026/02/19/an-act-of-great-stupidity-the-chagos-deal-must-not-move-forward-n2199294
    Garcia has been used to launch major U.S. military operations in the Middle East and would play a key role in a campaign against Iran…
  18. New Development: Iran Diplomat Signals Nuclear Talks If US Eases Sanctions https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/16/new-development-ir…iplomat-signals-nuclear-talks-if-us-eases-sanctions-n2199207
    Iran is now signaling a desire to play "Let's Make a Deal" with the United States, acknowledging that they will "discuss" their nuclear … But what Iran expects and what they get may be two very different things. … Iran has to rejoin the community of civilized nations.We can't do it for the Iranian people.…
  19. From Streets to Battlefields: Polarization Pushes UK Toward Internal Conflict https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/17/from-streets-to-ba…lds-polarization-pushes-uk-toward-internal-conflict-n2199261
    isolated coves and small harbors; landing significant supplies of arms and munitions could certainly be done if a state sponsor (Iran…
  20. New: War Department Reports Boarding of Evasive Sanctioned Vessel Linked to Iran https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/15/new-war-department…oarding-of-evasive-sanctioned-vessel-linked-to-iran-n2199185
    is very likely illegally shipped Venezuelan oil - that's what the ship's Caribbean origin would seem to indicate - and deprived Iran … Squeezing Iran, yes, hurts the very people who are now rising up against the mullahs, and that's sad but necessary.…
  21. New: Nuclear Deal With Iran Reported As 'Difficult to Impossible' by U.S. Negotiators https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/14/new-nuclear-deal-with-iran-reported-as-difficult-to-impossible-n2199162
    We've been covering the ongoing negotiations with Iran over its nuclear weapons ambitions, among other things. … Persuading Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions is a lot like trying to convince a hungry grizzly bear to give up a moose carcass, … Well, duh.President Trump’s top advisors reportedly warned him that making a deal with Iran on its nuclear program is historically…
  22. Man, I Miss the Cold War-Era Olympics https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/02/16/i-miss-the-cold-war-era-olympics-n2199205
    Lake Placid Games, at least in my preteen mind, were extra tense and consequential because 52 Americans were being held hostage in Iran…
  23. U.S. Strikes Pound 30 ISIS Targets in Syria — Dozens Dead https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/02/14/us-strikes-pound-30-isis-targets-in-syria-dozens-dead-n2199168
    Ford, to the region to join the USS Abraham Lincoln as protests in Iran rage and negotiations with the U.S. remain fragile, at best.In … Aircraft Carriers Gather Near IranNew: Nuclear Deal With Iran Reported As 'Difficult to Impossible' by U.S.…
  24. RedState Weekly Briefing: Senate Snark, Radical Rhetoric, and Trump’s Receipts https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/15/redstate-weekly-briefing-n2199180
    Hess — or Iran? No.…
  25. Trump Sends USS Gerald R. Ford to Middle East As Two U.S. Aircraft Carriers Gather Near Iran https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/13/trump-sends-uss-ge…e-east-as-two-us-aircraft-carriers-gather-near-iran-n2199111
    largest and most advanced aircraft carrier to the Middle East, placing two U.S. carrier strike groups within operational range of Iran … sending the Navy’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier to the Middle East, as the U.S. steps up plans for a potential attack on Iran…