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Iran Prepares For War - As Israel Pushes Trump Into Militarily Striking Iran Again

The war machine continues.

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Feb 17, 2026
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Will Trump adopt Israel’s ‘red lines’ on Iran?

Donald Trump ran on being the “pro-peace President”. This was met by enthusiasm from his base, who at the time, claimed they were done with U.S. military intervention overseas.

Since Donald Trump has taken office, he has threatened to steal land from:

  • Canada - when he said the lines that separate the countries were drawn wrong & they needed to be changed

  • Panama - when he didn’t like how the country was allowing China to use the Panama Canal. Saying if they didn’t alter their policy, he would take the Canal over

  • Greenland - saying that the territory “must” belong to the U.S. for “national security”

All of these instances are threatening war. If any country said it was going to steal a state from us - it would be a declaration of war - the same would apply to us.

Trump has threatened military action with:

  • Mexico - when he said he would bomb places in the country, to attack the cartels

  • Gaza - saying he was considering ground troops to secure the area

  • Cuba - saying the country needed to be overthrown

Finally, he has deployed our military to attack:

  • Somalia - which has been bombed over 300 times in the past year. Did you know that?

  • Yemen - which was bombed last year

  • Nigeria - when Trump sent troops into the country

  • Venezuela - When we bombed the country & abducted their President & stole their oil

  • Iran - when we bombed the country multiple times last year

And now, Trump is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu for discussion about the U.S. militarily engaging Iran again. This time, for a longer campaign.

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