Israeli Prime Minister tells Trump Iran lied to him about ending it’s killing of protesters ….
ISW…Iran Update, February 12, 2026
- Trump-Netanyahu Meeting: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented US President Donald Trump with evidence that the Iranian regime continued to kill protesters even after it told the United States that it would stop harming civilians and that Iran has never intended to discuss non-nuclear issues with the United States. Trump and Netanyahu also discussed the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
- Iranian Ballistic Missile Program: The Iranian regime is unlikely to make any concessions that would limit its ability to produce and maintain its ballistic missile stockpile due to the centrality of the missile program in Iranian defensive and deterrence strategies. Iranian Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS)-affiliated outlet Defa Press published an op-ed on February 12 in which it suggested that strengthening Iran’s defense readiness and missile capabilities could increase Iran’s leverage in negotiations with the United States.
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ISW...Iran Update, February 11, 2026
- Iranian Efforts to Delay Potential US Military Action: Iran may be floating the possibility of talks about Iran’s ballistic missile program in an effort to delay possible US military action and extract concessions from the United States in nuclear negotiations. This signaling may be intended to drag out the current talks by leaving open the possibility for discussions about other issues apart from the nuclear issue. Iran may calculate that continuing to reject any possibility of discussing its ballistic missile program with the United States could increase the risk of US or Israeli military action against Iran.
- Iranian Efforts to Extract US Concessions: Iran appears to be conditioning the possibility of talks about its ballistic missile program on US concessions in the current nuclear talks. Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani suggested to Omani media that Iran would only be willing to entertain the possibility of talks on its ballistic missiles in the event that the United States and Iran reach a nuclear agreement. Iran has thus far only offered limited concessions on its nuclear program that are far less significant concessions than Iran agreed to in the 2015 nuclear deal.
- Iranian Ballistic Missile Program Reconstitution: Iran may calculate that prolonging the talks with the United States provides Iran with additional time to reconstitute its ballistic missile program, which Iran may calculate would raise the costs of US or Israeli military action against Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Donald Trump on February 11 to urge Trump to force Iran to agree to limit its ballistic missile program, according to Israeli and US officials. Two unspecified Israeli sources told CNN on February 10 that Israeli officials are concerned about Iran’s rapid progress in restoring its ballistic missile stockpile and capabilities to their pre-Israel-Iran War levels.
- Illicit Iranian Oil Trade: US government officials have discussed seizing tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil but refrained from doing so due to concerns over Iran’s “near-certain” retaliation and the impact that tanker seizures would have on international oil markets, according to unspecified US officials speaking to the Wall Street Journal on February 10. Iranian officials have repeatedly threatened to target shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz if the United States disrupts Iran’s oil trade.
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