Day: February 13, 2026

Iran rushes to protect Natanz, its most crucial nuclear site, from potential US strike

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Tehran may have used the delay in the US’s potential strike to make the beneath-mountain facility nearly untouchable. A satellite image shows airstrike craters covered with dirt at the Natanz Enrichment Facility, following US airstrikes, in Natanz County, Iran, June 24, 2025(photo credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByYONAH JEREMY BOBFEBRUARY 12, 2026 12:42Updated: FEBRUARY 12, 2026 22:08 High-resolution satellite imagery of Iran’s largest and most crucial remaining nuclear facility shows a recent rush to protect it from potential US or Israeli aerial attack, according to the Institute for Science and International Security (the “good ISIS”). Satellite imagery on Tuesday appeared to show that Tehran has …

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Returning to Israel, skeptical Netanyahu says Trump sees possible ‘good deal’ with Iran

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PM insists any deal must address missiles, proxies; Trump: ‘Very traumatic for Iran’ if no deal reached; PM to skip Board of Peace meeting next week, miss AIPAC event By Lazar Berman Followand Jacob Magid Follow12 February 2026, 10:51 pm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland ahead of his return to Israel, February 12, 2026. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that US President Donald Trump believes the Iranians could be forced to accept “a good deal,” though the premier clarified that he is skeptical of the possibility. “I …

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Trump expects Iran deal ‘over the next month’

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Taking questions from reporters, U.S. President Donald Trump also accused the Israeli president of being “disgraceful” for not issuing a pardon to the prime minister. U.S. President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Jan. 20, 2026. Credit: Daniel Torok/White House. (Feb. 12, 2026 / JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he expects Iran to sign a deal with the United States in the next month or face “traumatic” consequences. Speaking to reporters at the White House during an announcement about U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations, Trump said that his …

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