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US President Donald Trump is weighing the possibility of killing Iran’s leadership in hopes of achieving regime change, the The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US and foreign officials. The publication said the president has not made a final decision.

According to the report, Trump received several briefings on strike options, including a potentially weeks-long air campaign to “kill scores of Iranian political and military leaders,” with the end goal of toppling the government. Other options reportedly focus on nuclear and missile sites.

CBS News cited its sources as saying that Trump was briefed that the US military is prepared to strike Iran as soon as Saturday. The outlet added that the timeline for possible military action would likely extend beyond this weekend.

The WSJ said Trump’s national security advisers discussed Iran in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday, with the president still hoping to use diplomatic pressure to force the country to dismantle its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Iran, however, has rejected these demands as unacceptable.

Although both sides described the Omani-mediated talks in Geneva on Tuesday as a positive step, no breakthroughs were made. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reaffirmed the “inherent, non-negotiable, and legally binding” right to enrich uranium for civilian purposes and to use nuclear energy.

The US has dispatched two aircraft carrier strike groups and additional bombers to the Middle East, with the WSJ describing the buildup as the largest since the American-led 2003 invasion of Iraq.

In an interview with Al Arabiya aired on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the US of “playing with fire” and warned that strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites could cause a nuclear disaster. Lavrov said Russia backs Iran’s right to peaceful enrichment, adding that the current tensions stem from the US tearing up the 2015 Iran nuclear deal during Trump’s first term.

The US struck Iran’s nuclear sites during the 12-day Israel-Iran air war in June 2025. Iran has since said that the attack would not deter its nuclear program.

https://www.rt.com/news/632755-trump-briefed-iran-strikes/

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

don't relax....

Top national security officials have told Donald Trump the US military could be ready to launch strikes on Iran as early as Saturday, reports CBS News.

However, the timeline could potentially stretch beyond the weekend.

Trump hasn’t signed off on anything yet, the outlet cites unnamed officials as saying, adding that Iran took center stage in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday.

Every US force assigned to the region is reportedly slated to be in position by mid-March.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon is temporarily repositioning some US personnel out of the Middle East — largely to Europe or back home — to reduce exposure ahead of any potential operation or possible Iranian retaliation.

According to insiders this is standard pre-action protocol.

Diplomacy hasn’t left the room either. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly planning a visit to Israel in about two weeks for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

During a December meeting at Mar-a-Lago, Trump allegedly told Netanyahu he would back Israeli strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program if the US and the Islamic Republic failed to reach a deal.

With the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier group already in the region and another carrier group, the USS Gerald Ford, en route to the Middle East, Iran has warned of retaliation in the event of an attack.

Sending aircraft carriers is a show of force — but sinking them would be a show of capability, warned Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20260219/us-military-poised-for-iran-strike-awaiting-trumps-final-call--report-1123656061.html

 

DON'T RELAX YOUR BUTTOCKS... THIS IS DESIGNED TO SOFTEN YOUR RESOLVE TILL SATURDAY.... BUT THE US MILITARY MACHINE IS READY TO HIT YOU ANY TIME FROM NOW...

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

 

vote....

Rep. Ro Khanna To Force a Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Next Week

Contact your House representative and tell them to support H.Con.Res.38

 

by Dave DeCamp | February 18, 2026 at 7:35 pm ET | Iran

 

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said on Wednesday that he will force a vote on a War Powers Resolution meant to prevent President Trump from attacking Iran without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution.

The resolution was introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Khanna, and several other Democrats back in June 2025 amid the 12-day US-Israeli war against Iran, but a ceasefire was reached before a vote was held. Massie was the original sponsor, and the legislation currently has 77 co-sponsors, all Democrats.

Americans can contact their House representative and urge them to support H.Con.Res.38 to prevent a disastrous war with Iran, which appears imminent amid the major US military buildup in the region.

 

“Trump officials say there’s a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t without Congress,” Khanna wrote on X. “[Massie] & I have a War Powers Resolution to debate & vote on war before putting US troops in harm’s way. I will make a motion to discharge to force a vote on it next week.”

The California congressman said that he supported diplomatic efforts with Iran but that if “Trump is preparing to bomb Iran soon & others call for troops on the ground, Congress must get on the record so Americans know where their representatives stand.”

“Like the votes before the Iraq war, this could be one of the most consequential votes in the history of Congress. Are we going to stop another endless dumb foreign war? Or will the neoconservatives mislead us once again?” he added.

Multiple media reports have said that a US attack on Iran could happen in the coming days or weeks, and all signs indicate it could trigger a much bigger conflict than the 12-Day War, and that Iran wouldn’t hold back in its response. Tens of thousands of US military personnel in the Middle East are in range of Iranian missiles.

“A war with Iran would be catastrophic. Iran is a complex society of 90 million people with significant air defenses and military capabilities,” Khanna said. “We also have 30-40k US troops in the region who could be at risk of retaliation. Congress must do its job and stop this march to war.”

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/18/rep-ro-khanna-to-force-a-vote-next-week-on-iran-war-powers-resolution/

 

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         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

war footing....

 

One Minute to Midnight

19 February 2026 by Larry C. Johnson

 

 

Notwithstanding some of the positive words that came out following the talks in Geneva on Tuesday between the United States and Iran, the die is cast… The United States is going to attack Iran in an attempt to create enough social disorder and chaos in Iran that the Shia Muslim clerics will be forced to disband the Islamic Republic. All of the US military pieces for this action are in place or shortly will be. The one wild card is Donald Trump. He has issued the Deployment Order and the US bases in the region have been flooded with the largest contingent of US combat air assets since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.

There is a report tonight from the NY Times that :

Senior national security officials have told the president that any operation that aims to change the Iranian leadership is not guaranteed to be a success, the officials said. . . . “Diplomacy may give the U.S. more time to get its military ready, but it also gives Iran more time to plan its retaliation,” said Vali Nasr, an Iran expert at Johns Hopkins University. “Ultimately,” he added, “the president has to weigh the cost of attacking Iran. Ironically his approach has made those costs more likely.

It is up to senior US military and intelligence officials to give Trump the hard truth — i.e., a US attack on Iran is unlikely to bring about a regime change, but it will ignite a massive Iranian retaliation that will cause significant US and Israeli casualties, and will likely lead to a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. It is the last possibility that carries a potentially severe economic penalty. 

Since February 17, 2026, oil futures’ prices (primarily focusing on the benchmark WTI crude oil futures, as it’s the most commonly referenced for “oil futures” in the US context) have risen significantly. From the Feb 17 close (~$62.30) to current levels (~$65.40 average), that’s an increase of roughly +$3.10 per barrel, or about +5% in just 1–2 trading days. For Brent crude oil futures (global benchmark), prices rose to ~$70.35–$70.56 by Feb 18–19, a similar ~+4.3% gain on the 18th, now hovering near $70.60 (up ~$3.15 or +4.7% overall since Feb 17). 

There is another indicator that something bad is afoot… The pizza joints near the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and CENTCOM headquarters at MacDill Air Force base are showing unusual spikes in activity… This fits a pattern observed on the eve of previous US military actions in Venezuela, Iran and Iraq.

Donald Trump is playing with fire. The US military is cocked and loaded… The remaining question is whether Donald Trump will pull the trigger. If he issues the Execute Order I think he will be signing the death warrant for his Presidency. This is no hyperbole… The fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Danny Davis and I discussed the latest developments in the region surrounding the Persian Gulf, as well as the dim prospects for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbQbRoY0V4c

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9F7yChXV7g

 

https://sonar21.com/one-minute-to-midnight/

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.