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   From: zed@is.dead   
      
   super70s wrote:   
      
   >PEACE PRESIDENT?   
   >Insiders Reveal 'Fed Up' Trump Dangerously Close to Unleashing Major War   
   >The 79-year-old has been threatening action in the Middle East for   
   >several weeks.   
   >By Ewan Palmer   
   >The Daily Beast   
   >Published Feb. 18 2026 9:12AM EST   
   >   
   >Donald Trump is on the verge of starting a war with Iran that could   
   >kick off with an attack against the Middle Eastern country any day now,   
   >according to a report.   
   >   
   >Sources told Axios the erratic 79-year-old president is growing weary   
   >of the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran and could follow through with   
   >his threats to launch a wide-scale military operation.   
   >   
   >Trump, who is desperate to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, had   
   >previously threatened to attack Iran amid a government-led crackdown in   
   >which thousands of protesters were killed during pro-democracy   
   >demonstrations. While these protests have largely dwindled, the   
   >president is allegedly still growing frustrated at the stalled   
   >negotiations to persuade Tehran to curb its nuclear program.   
   >   
   >"The boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against   
   >going to war with Iran, but I think there is 90 percent chance we see   
   >kinetic action in the next few weeks," one Trump adviser told Axios.   
   >   
   >Israel would likely assist the U.S. in any war with Iran, similar to   
   >when Trump conducted airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities toward the   
   >end of the Israeli-led 12-day war in June 2025.   
   >   
   >Any U.S.-led war in Iran could completely destabilize the entire   
   >region. The optics of the U.S. entering a potentially unpopular war in   
   >the Middle East could also be disastrous for the GOP in November's   
   >midterm elections, where Republicans are already expected to suffer an   
   >electoral wipeout.   
   >   
   >Sources said an attack on Iran would likely be much broader in scope   
   >and length than the strikes conducted against Venezuela, when the   
   >administration sought to quickly capture Nicolas Maduro to face   
   >"narcoterrorism" charges in New York.   
   >   
   >Trump has been deploying warships, such as the USS Abraham Lincoln, the   
   >world's largest aircraft carrier, to the Middle East as a show of force   
   >as the president maintains his pressure campaign on Iran.   
   >   
   >Hundreds of fighter jets, including dozens of F-35s, F-22s, and F-16s,   
   >are also headed to the region as part of the armada, reported Axios,   
   >raising more fears that Trump may follow through on his threats of an   
   >all-out war with Iran.   
   >   
   >Last week, Trump made clear he was prepared to escalate the pressure on   
   >Iran over its nuclear program. "Either we will make a deal or we will   
   >have to do something very tough like last time," Trump told Axios.   
   >   
   >On Tuesday, Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, a former real estate   
   >mogul with no prior diplomatic experience, and son-in-law Jared   
   >Kushner, who is married to the president's daughter Ivanka, led the   
   >U.S. delegation for negotiations on Iran's nuclear deal in Geneva.   
   >   
   >While both sides said the talks were positive, there is no real   
   >evidence that a deal is nearer.   
   >   
   >Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that the negotiations "went   
   >well," but also added: "In other ways, it was very clear that the   
   >president has set some red lines that the Iranians are not yet willing   
   >to actually acknowledge and work through. So we're going to keep on   
   >working it.   
   >   
   >A U.S. official echoed these remarks, telling NBC News that "progress   
   >was made, but there are still a lot of details to discuss."   
   >   
   >The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.   
   >   
      
   Don't worry.  I'm sure Fuehrer Epstein-Trump will be on the frontlines of   
   any war fighting to the death alongside our troops and Kegbreath.   
      
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