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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

An Interview on Revolution, War, and the Iranian Dead End

Fatemeh Aman argues that history offers no reliable model where foreign military force reshapes a complex state like Iran without severe, unpredictable social damage.

Israelis charged with using Iran war secrets to place bets

An Israeli military reservist and a civilian have been charged with using classified information to place highly profitable bets on Polymarket related to military operations against Iran last year, according to local officials.

US smuggled Starlinks into Iran amid riots – WSJ

The administration of US President Donald Trump covertly smuggled around 6,000 Starlink satellite internet terminals into Iran amid nationwide unrest earlier this year

Venezuela renews oil shipments to Israel – Bloomberg

Israel has reportedly received its first crude oil shipment from Venezuela since the US imposed a blockade on the Latin American country and abducted its president, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the deal.

Iran defies Trump on uranium enrichment

Iran will not give up its uranium enrichment capacity even under threat of war, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. US President Donald Trump has demanded that Iran agree to a “zero enrichment” policy.

Iran and US set for talks in Oman over nuclear program after Tehran shaken by nationwide protests

Iran and the United States stood poised Friday to hold negotiations in Oman at least over Tehran’s nuclear program after a chaotic week that initially saw plans for regional countries to take part in talks in Turkey.

Son of late dictator Gadhafi is killed in Libya

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the northern African country, Libyan officials said Tuesday.

Israel reopens Gaza’s Rafah border crossing to Egypt, with limits

Israel reopened the border between Gaza and Egypt on Monday for people on foot, a move that would allow Palestinians to leave the enclave and let back in those who want to return after fleeing Israel’s war in the enclave.

Iran designates EU armies as ‘terrorist organizations’

The Iranian Parliament has designated the armed forces of EU member states as ‘terrorist organizations’, mirroring the bloc’s recent decision to blacklist the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Putin meets with top Iranian security chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to the Kremlin on Friday, in an unannounced high-level meeting.

EU labels Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘terrorist organization’

EU foreign ministers have agreed to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organization,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, announced on Thursday.

Key allies deny airspace to Trump’s ‘beautiful armada’

Washington’s closest Gulf allies – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – have said they will not permit their territory or airspace to be used for US military action against Iran.
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