Iran says will not ‘bow’ to pressure amid US nuclear talks as anti-govt protests reported in Tehran
Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Iran “will not bow” to pressure from world powers amid nuclear talks with the US. Meanwhile, Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans at rallies for the thousands killed during last month’s demonstrations, local and diaspora media reported. “World powers are lining up to force us to bow our heads… but we will not bow our heads despite all the problems that they are creating for us,” Pezeshkian said in a speech carried live by state TV.
Hezbollah preparing for war with Israel
The report follows assessments that Iran is pressuring the terror group to join the fighting if the US strikes Iran. Sources who spoke with the Al-Arabiya claimed that the Friday airstrikes carried out in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley were a “prelude” to an Israeli military operation – one that appears likely to be conducted in parallel with strikes on Iran.
Thousands march in Lyon for murdered right-wing activist Quentin Deranque
Thousands of … protesters demonstrated in Lyon, France, on Saturday in support of slain activist Quentin Deranque. French President Emmanuel Macron called for calm amid tensions.
Sen. John Kennedy says ‘grizzly’ Trump secured trade wins despite SCOTUS tariff blow
“My Democratic peeps better be careful what they ask for, because if he gives back $300 billion worth of tariff money to the business community in America, this economy’s [going to] roar, man, and the midterms are only a few months off,” Kennedy added.
In a new Cold War, Japan-U.S. ties grow in importance
For years, Japanese strategists have quietly feared a United States distracted by Eastern Europe and internally divided by culture wars. But the message delivered by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) last week, should be welcomed not only as reassurance, but as vindication. As Rubio made clear in his address, “We can no longer place the so-called global order above the vital interests of our people and our nations.
Weaponizing Wikipedia: Hamas-linked group trains young Palestinians in Gaza to edit pages
Twelve young men and women from Gaza are reportedly being trained to edit Wikipedia pages and disseminate the facts about the conflict with Israel from their perspective. The Geneva-based NGO, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med), which has been linked with Hamas … announced the launch of the third round of their “WikiRights” project in the Gaza Strip, which trains cohorts of young Gazan residents to shape what appears on the pages of the crowd-sourced encyclopedia.
Israeli, US, European and Gulf officials agree military conflict between US and Iran may be inevitable
Iran and the United States are moving closer to possible military confrontation as diplomatic efforts over Tehran’s nuclear program stall and Washington expands its military presence in the Middle East, according to officials and diplomats cited by Reuters. Officials from Iran, the United States, Gulf countries, Europe and Israel told Reuters that expectations for a negotiated settlement are fading, with regional actors now viewing conflict as more likely than compromise.
Hezbollah now managed by IRGC officers as it prepares for US, Israeli strike
Hezbollah is currently being overseen by officers from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), rather than its traditional Lebanese leadership, according to Saturday reports from Arab media outlets. In anticipation of a possible Israeli or American strike, Hezbollah has significantly intensified its military and security preparations under the close supervision of IRGC personnel who have recently arrived in Lebanon, sources close to the group told Al Arabiya and Al Hadath.
Gazans call for force independent of political factions, claim it ‘won’t succeed without Israel’
Interest is running high among young people in Gaza as the National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip (NCAG) has begun recruiting members for a new police force. The force is expected to consist of thousands of Palestinian officers who will be trained in Egypt and Jordan before being deployed in the Gaza Strip, with the task of maintaining order. One Palestinian told The Jerusalem Post that both his sons applied for positions in the new force, describing their excitement.
Houthi mobilize troops in Yemen with unclear target, as possible strike on Iran looms in
The Houthis may be mobilizing forces for an offensive, a report at Al-Ain media in the UAE said on February 21. The Houthis’ objectives are unclear. However, the report of mobilization is important because it comes amid heightened tensions with Iran. What does the Al-Ain report say? According to the report, the Houthis have mobilized on various fronts within Yemen. It may be an attempt to “ignite a new round of war.”
Tucker’s Ideas About Jews Come from Darkest Corners of the Internet, Says Huckabee After Combative Interview
In a combative interview with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, right-wing firebrand Tucker Carlson made a host of contentious and often demonstrably false claims that quickly went viral online. Huckabee, who repeatedly challenged the former Fox News star during the interview, subsequently made a long post on X, identifying a pattern of bad-faith arguments, distortions and conspiracies in Carlson’s rhetorical style.
Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill at Least 10, Including Senior Hezbollah Official
At least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, … after the Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah sites in the Baalbek area. Hezbollah said on Saturday that eight of its fighters, including a commander, Hussein Mohammad Yaghi, were killed in Friday’s strikes in the Bekaa area.
China Signals Increased Support for Iran as US Prepares Potential Strike
a symbolic move by China has fueled speculation that Beijing could arm Tehran with cutting-edge stealth aircraft, potentially challenging the US and Israel’s regional dominance.
Bennett: 70% of Palestinians in Gaza, PA want to murder all Israelis
Bennett asserted that seven out of 10 Palestinian Arabs in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority want to murder all Israelis. He based that figure on the latest opinion polls in those areas, which showed 70% of the public support the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. He noted that in the only democratic elections which took place in the P.A., in 2006, Hamas won 76 out of 132 parliamentary seats.
DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies
Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.
Blizzard Warnings issued for Delaware, New Jersey, New York and southern Connecticut February 22-23
Heavy snow and wind gusts up to 90 km/h (55 mph) are forecast from February 22 through February 23. Snow accumulations of 15–50 cm (6-20 inches) are expected, with visibility potentially dropping below 0.4 km (0.25 miles) in blowing snow, producing whiteout conditions and dangerous travel.
Winter storm warning in 8 states as 15 inches of snow to hit
Several states have been issued winter weather-related alerts from the National Weather Service as of early Saturday. Among the states with either winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories are New York, Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, California, and Alaska.
UK Puberty Blocker Trial Finally Halted Over Significant Safety Concerns
A shocking NHS-supported trial has now been suspended following officials’ warnings of “significant” long-term harms to young people. The controversial plans aimed to give puberty blockers to children as young as eight-years-old, but the UK’s medicines regulator has finally stepped in to stop it, citing major safety fears.
Islamization of NYC: The Dark Truth Behind the ‘Largest Dawah Event’ That Shut Down Times Square
A radical influencer used the so-called “largest Dawah event in the world” to transform Times Square into a platform for Islamic supremacy messaging. Sohail, known as WAYOFLIFESQ, has millions of YouTube subscribers and over 700 thousand Instagram followers. His real game is spreading hostility toward the West, using young kids as props for his propaganda.
Mosque Mass-Converts Families & Teens –Videos Reveal Sharia Takeover in San Antonio
Sharia Creep Accelerates in Texas Heartland — San Antonio’s Islamic Center is mass-converting entire families and vulnerable teens at up to 3 per week, with their own public videos showing Shahada recitations, school tours pressuring girls into hijabs under “diversity” cover, and the relentless drive to expand Islamic influence in the Lone Star State.
Israeli officials believe US & Iran are at an unbridgeable impasse as they near open conflict
Israel and Iran’s Gulf neighbors now consider a conflict to be more likely than a settlement, with Washington building up one of its biggest military deployments in the region since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, though no decision has been made yet on whether to carry out such an operation, said a source familiar with the planning.
Is It Time To Reopen The Franklin Child Prostitution Case After Epstein Revelations?
Revelations of “Lolita Express” and flights to Little St. James Island are nothing compared to what we now find in millions of documents released: Hints of rape, torture, possible murder, even cannibalism in coded (and not so coded) language of Epstein’s emails. If revelations of “Pizzagate” & the John Podesta emails are correct, then many of the horrors committed on Epstein’s Island involved young children.
OpenAI Knew About Transgender Mass Shooter, Didn’t Report It Ahead of Time
A report from the Wall Street Journal reveals that OpenAI knew about the transgender who opened fire at a residence and Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia. The transgender shooter, while using ChatGBT in June, “described scenarios involving gun violence over the course of several days, according to people familiar with the matter.”