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27.02.26 - 04:42
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As US Readies Iran Action, Kim Jong Un Vaunts ′Irreversible & Permanent′ Nuclear Arsenal (ZeroHedge)
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As US Readies Iran Action, Kim Jong Un Vaunts 'Irreversible & Permanent' Nuclear Arsenal
Kim Jong-un just gave a fresh nuclear speech, vowing that North Korea will expand its atomic arsenal in both scale and sophistication, and that this is necessary given pressure from nuclear-armed "imperialist" superpowers like the United States.
Kim presented the strategy during a weeklong congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, declaring that his country's nuclear-armed status is "irreversible and permanent" (though not for the first time).
He pledged that Pyongyang will continue to strengthen its arsenal "as long as nuclear weapons exist on the earth" and as long as the country faces threats from "US imperialists and their followers," according to state media on Thursday.
Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
"We have a long-term plan to strengthen the national nuclear force on an annual basis in the future and will concentrate on ...
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27.02.26 - 02:18
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US, Iran Set to Hold Further Talks Next Week (Bloomberg)
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US and Iranian officials agreed to re-convene nuclear talks as soon as next week after the latest round of discussions in Geneva ended on Thursday. Bloomberg's Michael Heath has more. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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26.02.26 - 23:18
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Iran Rushes To Load Oil Onto Ships In Anticipation Of US Strikes (ZeroHedge)
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Iran Rushes To Load Oil Onto Ships In Anticipation Of US Strikes
Via Middle East Eye
Iran is loading almost three times the amount of oil it normally does onto tankers in the Persian Gulf in a sign it is anticipating a US attack that could prevent its oil from hitting the market.
Iranian oil exports from Kharg Island reached nearly 20.1 million barrels between 15 and 20 February, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing Kpler data. That is the equivalent of more than three million barrels per day (bpd) and almost three times the amount loaded over the same dates in January, Bloomberg said. For comparison, Iran's previous three-month average of loadings was 1.54 million bpd.
Oil facilities on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf about 1,250 km south of Tehran, NurPhoto
Kharg Island is home to a massive terminal from which 90 percent of the Islamic Republic's oil is exported. Iran raced to get its oil out of the country and onto ships for export abroad in June 2025, just before the US join...
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26.02.26 - 22:36
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Trump Advisers Want Israel To ′Attack Iran First′ For Better Optics: Politico (ZeroHedge)
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Trump Advisers Want Israel To 'Attack Iran First' For Better Optics: Politico
Politico is out with a crazy story on Thursday, but which will make sense to those following the trajectory of US foreign policy over the past couple decades plus.
Senior US officials want Israel to strike Iran before Washington launches a renewed assault in order to build domestic backing for war. Advisers to President Donald Trump are "privately arguing that an Israeli attack would trigger Iran to retaliate, helping muster support from American voters for a U.S. strike," the outlet writes, citing two people familiar with the discussions.
"The calculus is a political one – that more Americans would stomach a war with Iran if the United States or an ally were attacked first," Politico continues.
The subtext here is that American troops would likely come under retaliation in whatever form such a serious escalation takes. Currently the US is drawing down troops from bases immediately in harm's ...
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