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.”

ECHOES OF EXCEPTIONALISM: General Washington’s Valley Forge Prayer 
The story begins in December 1777, after British forces seized Philadelphia. Following a string of demoralizing defeats, Washington led 12,000 Continental soldiers to the wooded hills of Valley Forge, 20 miles northwest of the city. The winter that followed tested whether a nation conceived in liberty could survive. Supply lines collapsed. Local farmers hoarded food for British gold. Rations dwindled to fire-cakes of flour and water. Disease – typhus, dysentery, pneumonia – swept the crude log huts. Between 1,700 and 2,500 perished. Others left bloody footprints in the snow, marching without shoes.
On February 16, 1778, Washington wrote bluntly: “Naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery…”

Trump’s tariff revenues hit record highs as Supreme Court deals major blow
Tariff collections surged to historic highs under President Donald Trump, advancing his trade agenda before the Supreme Court stepped in on Friday to limit the power behind many of the levies. Tariffs have been a defining feature of Trump’s economic agenda since his return to office, and revenue from the duties has risen roughly 300%. In January alone, duties brought in $30.4 billion — up 275% from a year earlier. For the fiscal year to date, collections have reached $124 billion, an increase of about 300% over the same period last year.

Trump gives Iran 10-day ultimatum, but experts signal talks may be buying time for strike
On Thursday, he gave Tehran another clock, saying the Islamic Republic has 10 to 15 days to come to the negotiating table or face consequences. The compressed timeline now sits at the center of a new round of high-stakes nuclear diplomacy. But with Trump, deadlines can serve as both warning and weapon.

Pete Hegseth delivers powerful pro-life, anti-woke, ‘Christ is King’ speech
‘I commit to you that I and we should never allow any group, no matter how large or small, to silence us from speaking the capital-T Truth: Christ is King,’ declared Hegseth. Hegesth offered his remarks at the National Religious Broadcasters’ “International Christian Media Convention.” “Under the leadership of President Trump, the military once again supports and trains our troops and tends to their spiritual health,” explained Hegseth. “We train our troops—we no longer trans our troops.”

War Secretary Pete Hegseth electrifies 3,000 Evangelicals at NRB – but makes no mention of possible imminent war with Iran 
As the keynote speaker at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention, the U.S. Secretary of War received so many standing ovations that I lost count. A devout and unabashed Christian and former Fox News broadcaster, Hegseth brought his 3,000 fellow Christian media professionals, journalists, podcasters, and influencers to their feet time and time again by recounting the Christian history of America’s founding 250 years ago. Never comments on biggest U.S. military buildup in Middle East since 2003

Current situation with Iran: Where is it placed in the book of Revelation?
Current events regarding Iran have prompted the question, where is this situation placed in the book of Revelation? Bible prophecy is important because it is practical to us today; it should be viewed as a practical guide. Indeed, that’s what the Bible is, and much of the Bible, the word of God, is prophecy. If we are to be good stewards of God’s word, then we must be good stewards of its prophetic content. When it comes to prophecy and current events, many people are oblivious.

A Pre-Purim Earthquake in Iran Bears a Powerful Biblical Message
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southern Iran on February 19, 2026, at 7:13 a.m. local time, with its epicenter 35 kilometers southwest of Mohr in Fars province. The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, sending strong shakes through rural villages and key natural gas fields like Tabnak, Homa, Shanol, and Varavi that fuel Iran’s economy and its support for terrorist groups. Seismologists from the German Research Centre for Geosciences and the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the details, noting no immediate casualties or widespread destruction, though the event disrupted operations at the nearby Parsian Gas Refinery. This tremor erupted from the ancient core of Persia, the very region where Cyrus the Great launched his empire in 559 BCE,

Pope Leo Snubs Trump’s Board of Peace, Citing UN Concerns — But Vatican’s Anti-Israel Record Speaks for Itself
The Vatican has a long memory when it comes to blocking American-led peace initiatives — and a short one when it comes to recognizing Jewish rights in the Land of Israel. When Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, announced Tuesday that Pope Leo would not be joining U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly formed Board of Peace, he framed the decision in procedural language about the United Nations. But for anyone who has watched the Holy See’s decades-long pattern of hostility toward Israeli sovereignty, the refusal carries a familiar echo. Parolin made the announcement on the sidelines of a bilateral meeting with the Italian government in Rome, at the Palazzo Borromeo — the seat of the Italian Embassy to the Holy See — on the anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Pacts. “The Holy See will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature,

High Court orders gov’t to upgrade Western Wall egalitarian prayer plaza
The Israeli Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, on Thursday instructed the government to move forward with plans to upgrade an egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, setting deadlines for state authorities to complete long-delayed bureaucratic procedures. The justices ordered the state and the Jerusalem Municipality to provide a status update within 90 days, saying that no additional approvals were required to proceed.

WATCH: Iranian crown prince warns Europe — Follow Iran’s fate if you don’t act
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi warned that unless radical Islam and unchecked immigration are curbed, they will ultimately take over Europe — just as they took over Iran, enslaved its people, and exported terrorism across the globe.

IDF kills three Hezbollah commanders in Baalbek, Lebanon, after strike on command center
The IDF killed three Hezbollah commanders in its latest attack in Baalbek, Lebanon, on Friday, according to a report by Saudi media outlet al-Hadath. The commanders killed in the Baalbek strike were Ali Zeid al-Moussawi, Muhammad Ibrahim al-Moussawi, and Hussein Yaghi, according to the Arab language newspaper. The report also mentioned that the strike targeted a commander meeting, while initial reports said that there was a possibility that an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander was targeted in the strike.

As Trump escalates threats, Pentagon prepares for prolonged Iran conflict
Trump continues to issue threats as reports say US forces are being evacuated from bases in Qatar and Bahrain; the Pentagon is preparing for a possible conflict, weighing options from targeted killings to regime change, while US officials warn Trump’s ambiguity could provoke a harsh retaliation

Enormous Firepower: Trump Is Establishing Deterrence By Demonstration Of Force
Over the past week, the US has transported an enormous amount of firepower to the Middle East. The Air Force has sent AWACS, mid-air refueling tankers, B-52 Stratofortress bombers, and more than 50 fighter jets from all up and down the classification list. Naval assets include two carrier groups, between 7-9 Arleigh-Burke class destroyers, a whole list of support ships, and, if the rumor is accurate, the USS Georgia, a nuclear submarine armed with 154 Tomahawk missiles.

Israel Reviews Wartime Hospital Readiness As Iran Retaliation Fears Mount
Iran has warned that if it gets attacked again, it will consider both the United States and Israel to be aggressors, since the two allies work in concert to undermine the Islamic Republic. One major hospital, for example, already suffered damage during the 12-day June conflict, and wants to take no chances amid reports of looming new war: Soroka Medical Center has begun preparing for conflict with Iran, with hospital management and emergency teams updating procedures, checking readiness, and running simulations for wartime scenarios.

Steven Spielberg Flees California Amid Raging Wealth Tax Battle
In today’s episode of modern hypocrisy, Steven Spielberg, director of blockbuster hits like Jaws, E.T., Poltergeist and Saving Private Ryan, has moved to Manhattan, according to the Los Angeles Times. A spokesperson for one of Hollywood’s most reliable Democrat Party donors was quick to insist the relocation has nothing to do with California’s highly controversial wealth tax proposal. California is now seriously considering a new wealth tax targeting billionaires, including a levy on unrealized gains. The idea has already spooked investors and contributed to several high-profile tech figures running for the exits. It’s a familiar pattern when progressive policies finally start to bite, a surprising number of billionaires discover a sudden deep affection for Florida, Texas, or even New York.

“Hubris Generally Precedes Cluster …. Does It Smell Like Victory?
The Islamic Republic suddenly looks like Rock-and-Hard-Place-Land. Everybody and his uncle are trying to figure out the calculus in play, World War Three or a happy ending? You’re seeing the most significant US military build-up over there in memory. Smells a little bit like first Gulf War, 1991 . Mr. Trump (via Marco Rubio) has read Euroland out on this one. We are in a cold war with those birds, in case you haven’t noticed. The UK, France, Germany & Co.? They are as crazy as the ladies of The View and their millions of Cluster-B followers. Euroland is yet in thrall to the climate nutters, the farm-and-industry-destroyers, the one-worlders, the Jihad-migrationists, the floundering banksters, and the Klaus Schwab wannabes.

Florida Lawmakers Approve Renaming Palm Beach Airport After Trump
The measure, now awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’s signature, comes at the same time as the Trump family’s recent federal trademark filings for airport names incorporating the president’s identity. The Trump Organization says it will see no financial gain from the Palm Beach site. The Florida Senate passed SB 706 in a 25–11 vote. The legislation is sponsored by state Sen. Debbie Mayfield, a Republican from Melbourne. The vote came days after the House approved a companion bill, HB 919, 81–30. “President Trump is the first president that Florida has had in our history, and I think it’s very appropriate for us to be naming one of the other icons in Palm Beach after him,” Mayfield told Politico in January.

‘There is a plan, but challenges are immense,’ Tony Blair speaks to i24NEWS on Gaza
at the first Board of Peace summit in Washington, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair outlines the challenges and opportunities for Gaza stabilization. Blair, who was originally considered to lead the Board of Peace before procedural complications led to a different appointment, offered a measured assessment of the summit and its challenges. According to Blair, the “big thing right now is the disarmament of Hamas,” emphasizing that the success of any plan depends on dismantling militant capabilities and ensuring governance authority through a technocratic committee. “There is a plan. It depends crucially on demilitarization of Gaza and ensuring that this new technocratic committee can govern with authority. And we just have to try and make it work,” Blair said.

Ted Cruz says it is ‘Entirely possible’ that Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba regimes will fall in next 6 months
U.S. politics may be intersecting with prophetic tremors on the global stage in ways that command attention from those watching end-times dynamics. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently stated that it’s “entirely possible” the existing regimes in Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba could fall within the next six months — potentially replaced by governments more aligned with the United States — in what he described as one of the most consequential geopolitical shifts since the end of the Cold War.

Earth’s natural ‘humming’ vibration experiences a series of unusual spikes in recent weeks leaving experts baffled
A striking report from the Daily Mail recently highlighted a series of unusual, sharp spikes in Earth’s natural electromagnetic rhythm — often described in science and New Age circles as the planet’s “heartbeat” — coupled with claims that these anomalies are affecting human cognition, perception, and even brain activity. monitors tracking these resonances recently recorded an exceptionally large spike, one that cut vertically through spectral plots in a way believers characterize as an unprecedented “anomaly” in the Earth’s electromagnetic signature. The idea that Earth’s electromagnetic rhythms could influence human physiology tends to gain traction in circles that emphasize heart-brain connections, circadian rhythms, and energetic resonance between living beings and planetary systems.
the cosmic signs in Joel and Revelation lead many believers to consider whether changes in Earth’s behavior — regardless of the mechanism — are part of the “birth pains” that Jesus said would characterize the last days.

NYC’s Socialist Mayor Mamdani Dumps Millions on DEI Grifters While Axing 5,000 Cops
Brian Kilmeade and former NYPD Chief John Chell raised concerns about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s budget allocations, questioning whether diversity and equity programs are being prioritized over public safety as the city debates spending levels and potential property tax increases.

Supreme Court blocks Trump tariffs in major test of executive branch powers
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked President Trump’s use of an emergency law to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on most U.S. trading partners, delivering a blow to the president in a case centered on one of his signature economic policies — one he characterized as “life or death” for the U.S. economy.

Trump considering limited strikes to force Iran to make nuclear deal – report
President Trump is considering launching limited strikes on Iran to force it to accept his demands for a nuclear agreement. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal said preliminary US strikes on Iran could begin within days, targeting some military or government sites but stopping short of a full-scale assault that could trigger a major Iranian response.

Trump gets billions in pledges from nine countries at ‘Board of Peace’ meeting
They pledged $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package, and five countries agreed to deploy troops as part of an international stabilization force. The dollars promised represent a small fraction of the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild the territory decimated after two years of war between Israel and Hamas. And Trump faces the unresolved challenge of disarming Hamas.

Democrats’ Absurd Objections to the SAVE Act
The SAVE Act would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections; a valid photo ID before casting a ballot; and instead of states automatically sending vote-by-mail ballots to every voter, a registered voter must request one. It would require states to purge voter rolls every 30 days, keeping them up to date. Dems oppose these requirements.

Police statement in full as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested
Prince Andrew was arrested on his 66^th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Thames Valley Police confirmed the arrest on Thursday following allegations made against the former prince after the release of millions of pages of files related to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew is the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested.

The Evolving Battle Over Vaccine Mandates and Informed Consent in America
Florida’s Surgeon Gen. Dr. Ladapo announced the state’s intention to eliminate all vaccine mandates. This policy shift, initially proposed in Sept 2025 by Gov. DeSantis (R) and Ladapo, aims to dismantle mandates for schools, nursing homes, etc. If enacted by the Legislature, it could start a ripple effect, as more people are waking up to the truth about vaccines.