ALL those American military assets bearnig down on Iran?
No talk about what Iran REALLY wants to keep?
It’s Ballistic Missile program advances?
Allowing nuclear work that won’t be military?
Forget about helping those protetsor’s looking for regime change?
The country STILL has protests despite the violent efforts of the Iranian government to curtail them…
Hmmmm?
Trump Blinking….
AGAIN?
The Trump administration is prepared to consider a proposal that allows Iran “token” nuclear enrichment if it leaves no possible path to a bomb, a senior U.S. official told Axios.
Why it matters: This suggests there could be an opening, if only a small one, between the red lines set by the U.S. and Iran for a deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear capabilities and prevent war.
- But at the same time, Trump has been presented with military options that involve directly targeting the supreme leader.
Driving the news: U.S. officials say the bar for Iran’s forthcoming nuclear proposal is very high because the plan would have to persuade the many skeptics inside the Trump administration and in the region.
- “President Trump will be ready to accept a deal that would be substantive and that he can sell politically at home. If the Iranians want to prevent an attack they should give us an offer we can’t refuse. The Iranians keep missing the window. If they play games there won’t be a lot of patience,” the senior U.S. official said.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that an Iranian proposal would be finalized in the next two or three days, though U.S. and Israeli officials have told Axios that Trump could strike as soon as this weekend.
Between the lines: Some of Trump’s advisers have counseled patience. They argue that as time passes and the U.S. military build-up grows, Trump’s leverage will grow along with it….
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What they’re saying: “The president hasn’t decided to strike yet. I know that because we haven’t struck. He might never do it. He might wake up tomorrow and say, ‘That’s it,'” one senior Trump adviser said.
- The adviser said the Pentagon had presented Trump with numerous options.
- “They have something for every scenario. One scenario takes out the ayatollah and his son and the mullahs,” the adviser said, referring to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba, who is seen as a potential successor. “What the president chooses no one knows. I don’t think he knows.”
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- A source familiar with the talks told Axios that both Omani and Qatari mediators told Iran and the U.S. in recent days that any deal must enable both sides to claim victory and, if possible, also be something that Gulf countries and Israel can live with…..
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ISW…Iran Update, February 20, 2026
- US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Iran is unlikely to make any meaningful nuclear concessions in its upcoming draft proposal to the United States. Iran may calculate that it can delay the strikes if it offers a sufficiently conciliatory proposal, however.
- Protests in Iran: Iranians held 20 protests on February 20—one more than on February 19—which indicates continued public anger and frustration with the regime for its refusal to address the people’s grievances. CTP-ISW recorded 20 anti-regime protests on February 20 across eight provinces at memorials that marked the end of the 40-day mourning period for protesters killed by security forces during the January 2025 protests.
Note….
The kind of agreement mentioned above probably will NOT make Israel completely Happy….
No nukes….
But missile able to land anyplace in Israel WILL make Israel very unhappy….
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