DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump’s framing of Iran as a direct security threat to the US in his State of the Union address could shape whether Washington ultimately chooses war over diplomacy.
In his State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran was “working on missiles that will soon reach” the United States.
The US State Department has approved the sale of radar systems to Jordan for $280 million, while the US increases its military presence at a Jordanian airbase, including fighter jets.
Iran and its proxies may attempt direct military action, and mobilize terror attacks or sabotage activity within Israel in retaliation for US strikes, the Alma Research and Education Center analyzed.
The briefing came while the Trump administration's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Geneva holding nuclear talks with Iran.
Months of US diplomacy paved the way for a historic detainee swap between Damascus and the Druze of Sweida, marking a breakthrough in Syrian peace efforts.
Hezbollah said that it will stay out of the war and not attack Israel if any American or Israeli attack on Iran is limited to certain Iranian capabilities.
Videos shared by Afghan security forces showed Humvees driving through dark, mountainous terrain at night, lit by flashes of gunfire. Sustained bursts of automatic fire could be heard.
Omar Wazir was a schoolteacher and also ran a travel agency. In a related incident, Aina Wazir's cameraman was kidnapped but later released.
The Taliban has restricted women's movements and barred girls from education beyond primary school since coming to power in 2021, via a series of morality laws limiting expression and employment.
A deal would also have to require thorough accounting for Iran's stock of enriched uranium. Any doubts about that could trigger a new conflict.
