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Polish citizens in Iran should leave immediately, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, warning that due to the potential for armed conflict evacuation may no longer be possible in a matter of hours

British foreign minister Yvette Cooper on Thursday condemned as "totally unjustifiable" the 10-year sentence given to two British nationals detained in Iran, saying the government would continue pressing for their release

Director of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency: No country can deprive Iran of its right to enrichment.

US official: Rubio will arrive in Israel at the end of February to discuss the Iranian issue

Partial power outage in Tehran, Iran

Reports from Abdanan indicate that, on Wednesday 18 February, Khamenei's forces carried out house-to-house raids in residential neighbourhoods in an effort to detain residents. Local sources describe units entering alleys and people's homes to make arrests

US imposes visa restrictions on 18 Iranian officials over crackdown on protests

Iran issued a notice to airmen that it plans rocket launches in areas across its south on Thursday from 330 GMT to 1330 GMT, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration website showed on Wednesday

Faytuks Network: A source within Israel’s defense establishment says internal instructions were issued regarding a drill focused on continuity of operations “during a conflict with a third-circle country,” widely understood to mean Iran

Trump: "If Iran decides not to reach an agreement, the United States could be forced to use Diego Garcia and the airfield located in Fairford to deter a potential attack by a highly unstable and dangerous regime. An attack that could be directed against the United Kingdom, as well as other friendly nations. Prime Minister Starmer should not relinquish control of Diego Garcia under any circumstances by signing a precarious lease, at best, for 100 years. This land must not be taken from the United Kingdom, and if allowed, it will be a plague upon our great ally. We will always be ready, willing, and able to fight for the United Kingdom, but they must stand firm against wokeism and other problems that may arise. DO NOT SURRENDER DIEGO GARCÍA."

White House says there are many reasons and arguments one could make for strikes against Iran

The White House: The Iranians are expected to return with more details within the next two weeks.

White House: Some progress has been made regarding Iran

Axios: Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran. It could come sooner, and be much bigger, than most recognize, sources tell

Up to 25 tankers have now been observed heading to Europe and/or the Middle East, alongside the C-17's and E-3 Sentry's

Over the last two to three weeks, Iran has been busy burying the new Taleghan 2 facility at the Parchin military complex with soil. Once the concrete sarcophagus around the facility was hardened, Iran did not hesitate to move soil over large parts of the new facility.  More soil is available and the facility may soon become a fully unrecognizable bunker, providing significant protection from aerial strikes

A U.S. official tells: "Progress was made in the talks with Iran, but there are still a lot of details to discuss. The Iranians said they would come back in the next two weeks with detailed proposals to address some of the open gaps in our positions"

Pezeshkian: We seek to achieve tangible results in talks with America

Iran FM: A new window of opportunity has opened under which we had the 2nd round of negotiations with US today in Geneva. We are hopeful that negotiation will lead to a sustainable and negotiated solution which can serve the interest of relevant parties and the broader region

Strait of Hormuz to close 'for few hours' due to Iranian live fire drills

IRGC Navy Commander: The Strait of Hormuz is fully under our operational monitoring. We can tighten or regulate maritime traffic whenever necessary. Any vessel violating maritime regulations will be intercepted. The Strait is not outside our control for a single moment

USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity (Coronet): 17 February - 1129z. There are currently 36x F-16s and 12x F-22s on the move, or about to depart towards the Middle East. 12x F-16s each from Aviano and Spangdahlem in Europe, and 12x from McEntire Joint National Guard Base. F-22 Raptors as TREND 51 flight have departed Langley Air Force Base with ROMA tankers on Coronet East 033

Iranian judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir: We have released hundreds of protest participants who were not involved in acts of violence.

The second round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States will begin at around 9 a.m. Geneva time at the Omani embassy in Switzerland, Iranian state television IRIB reported

POTUS intends to remain “indirectly involved” in tomorrow’s talks with Iran, per Axios, which frames the talks as a “make or break” moment. U.S. officials expect “tangible concessions.” Military activity continues as well. The IRGCN is exercising, & Ford CSG makes for CENTCOM

Semi-official news channels in telegram say Iran national security council has ordered data centers to get prepared for plausible upcoming internet blackout

Israeli media: The cabinet, in its reduced capacity, is meeting to discuss the latest developments on the Iranian scene.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have conducted a drill named "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz", to test the readiness of the guards' naval units to protect the waterway, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Monday. "Intelligently utilizing the geopolitical advantages of the Islamic Republic in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman are among the main objectives of this exercise," Tasnim said.Iran's civil defence organisation held a chemical defence drill in the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone on Monday to strengthen preparedness for potential chemical incidents in the energy hub located in southern Iran

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi will join tomorrow the talks between the US-Iran in order to assist with the technical issues of any deal

Planespotting video sent shows F-35A VALKYRIE 04–06 (19-5473 / 19-5475 / 19-5484) heading to Jordan, supported by KC-135R “LAGER 11” (59-1475)