Hegseth threatens Anthropic to back down from the safeguards on AI and as @lynalden points out "For context, their safeguards are 1) no using their AI for fully autonomous weapons and 2) no using their AI for mass surveillance on US citizens."

🇹🇷⚡️- Turkey's Directorate of Communications denied the Bloomberg report that Ankara would move into Iranian territory in case of a power vacuum in Iran as a result of U.S. military action, calling the claims disinformation.

U.S. Reinforced CENTCOM with Over 300 Military Aircrafts An estimated 270 logistical flights since January have brought in hundreds of fighter jets to US CENTCOM amid Washington-Tehran standoff 70% of all US Aircraft Deployed to CENTCOM: • 84 F18E/F • 36 F15E • 48 F16C/CJ/CM • 42 F35A/C 🇮🇱 Israel’s 66 F15I/C/D, 173 F16I/C/D and 48 F35 fighter jets effectively doubles the assembled airpower of the forces that could participate in strikes against Iran.

Jewish couple ADOPTED five Black children to use them as SLAVES. They have now been arrested. They earned a combined 375 years in prison.

🇺🇸⚡️ Anthropic has no intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes following a meeting to discuss its future with the Pentagon, according to Reuters, citing a source.

Plot confirmed: 🇮🇷 Iranian media reports that over the past few nights, one of the most complex and dangerous operations planned by the terrorist organization Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), with direct support from foreign intelligence agencies, was thwarted. The plot was foiled in its early stages, with a large number of the organization's members killed and arrested before the operation could be carried out. The objective of the operation was to infiltrate the Presidential Palace complex, the headquarters of the Supreme National Security Council, and the compound of the Supreme Leader's office. According to them, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence service was able to uncover the plot, track its operatives, and thwart the complex operation before it could be executed, in a significant security achievement that prevented the MEK from achieving its goals.

🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Following the Gang of Eight briefing by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer spoke to the media: 'This is very serious, and the administration needs to make its case to the American people.'

Vietnam's FM in Moscow: "Our diplomatic work is to defend the Motherland — from a distance, and proactively." He met Putin, Lavrov, Medvedev, and Russia's Communist Party chief — all as To Lam's personal envoy.

🇮🇷/🏴 NEW: As part of ongoing counter-terrorism operations in Sistan Balochistan Province, the IRGC carried out a targeted ambush against a convoy of Balochi seperatists, killing 6 members of Jaish Al-Adl

One big club under Israeli direction NATO shifts surveillance from Russia to Iran as US keeps building up forces — Bloomberg AWACS flights from Turkey are surging, focusing on Iran instead of the Black Sea and Crimea Ankara is preparing for huge refugee waves, even considering a buffer zone on Iranian territory

According to Khamenai.ir the website associated with the office of the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenai, they have published the following in response to the limited attack threat made by US President Donald Trump. We have shown a degree of restraint in response to the enemy’s provocations and attacks so far, but this time it will be different; a regional war awaits the aggressors, their allies, and those who host them. In such a war, the previous red lines will fundamentally change, and the battlefield will be broader than before. The list of targets will expand, and if the soil of Iran and the lives of its people are subjected to harm or American aggression, then American interests and lives will not be safe anywhere.

🇹🇷🇮🇷🇺🇸 Turkey is making preparations for a possible US-led strike against Iran, as the country urges both sides to deescalate, according to Bloomberg. ➡️ Turkey has revised its emergency planning to prepare for the possibility of a large influx of displaced people if a major regional conflict erupts. ➡️ Contingency measures include establishing refugee camps near the border or, in an extreme scenario, entering Iranian territory to prevent crossings, though such a step would only be considered if a power vacuum emerged inside Iran. ➡️ The focus of NATO’s air surveillance in Turkey has shifted from Russia to Iran.

📱🇷🇺 — CEO and Founder of Telegram Pavel Durov: Russia has opened a criminal case against me for “aiding terrorism.” Each day, the authorities fabricate new pretexts to restrict Russians’ access to Telegram as they seek to suppress the right to privacy and free speech. A sad spectacle of a state afraid of its own people.

Update on SMO in Ukraine by Putin today: " Enemy Fails to Defeat Russia on Battlefield, Turns to Targeted Attacks and Terrorism" : Putin Other statements by the Russian president at a meeting of the board of the FSB of Russia: 🟠FSB personnel are operating as a united and coordinated combat force in defense of the country 🟠The special military operation demands the FSB remain fully engaged and highly focused 🟠The FSB plays a crucial role in safeguarding Russia’s sovereignty and protecting its citizens 🟠In 2025, FSB officers effectively handled responsibilities across all operational areas 🟠Putin expressed gratitude to FSB personnel for their service and highlighted their personal bravery 🟠According to available information, the enemy is prepared to use any means against Russia, including the potential transfer of nuclear components 🟠Russia’s adversaries are attempting to undermine progress achieved through negotiations 🟠There are reports indicating possible plans to bomb the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines 🟠Russia possesses advanced military projects that are currently being implemented

Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China The deal for the Chinese‑made CM‑302 missiles is near completion, though no delivery date has been set, the people say. The supersonic missiles have a range of about 290 kilometers (180 miles) and are designed to evade shipborne defenses by flying low and fast. China missiles are known to be underreporting their range , so the actual range could be 250+ miles

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Tucker Carlson met with Trump to try to convince him not to drag the US into a war with Iran because of Israel - Andrew Napolitano According to an interview with Andrew Napolitano for TASS, Tucker Carlson met with Trump on Feb. 23rd in an attempt to dissuade him from striking Iran. Napolitano describes it as a "last-ditch effort" on Carlson's part, to prevent the U.S. from being pulled into another "sensless war for Israel.” But Carlson failed and it's almost certain Trump will go forward with strikes — the only question is how large-scale the military campaign will be.

Not confirmed officially by Iran but MEK the Kurdistan terrorist separist has officially claimed that 100 of its forces were arrested & some eliminated by Iranian security forces during a terrorist operation near Imam Khamenei’s residence, early Monday morning, in Tehran. MEK has a history of proclaiming false operations however in order to receive more funding from western intelligence agencies.

🇮🇷🇳🇱bDiscovery of satellite phones and starlink equipment in the luggage of a European diplomat in Iran In the month of January during riots, a Dutch diplomat refused to put his luggage through the X-ray machine upon entering Iran, and his luggage was confiscated at the airport. After this incident, he did not follow up on his bag and quickly left the country. After some time, another diplomat came to claim the luggage, and upon opening it, it was revealed that the contents included portable Starlink modems and satellite phones.

A short post by the great Ben Norton, I'm inclines to agree with what he writes here: Bloomberg reports that the US is waging an "anti-China crusade". Trump has summoned Latin America's obedient right-wing US puppet leaders to a summit in Miami, where he will order them to cut ties with China (and sell off their countries to US corporations). Those invited reportedly include: -Javier Milei (Argentina) -Rodrigo Paz (Bolivia) -José Antonio Kast (Chile) -Daniel Noboa (Ecuador) -Nayib Bukele (El Salvador) -Nasry Asfura (Honduras) -Santiago Peña (Paraguay) Meet the Puppet League

🇺🇸 Numerous F-22 "Raptor" air superiority fighter jet takeoffs from Joint Base Elmentdorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska. This is the second time F-22s have taken off from the base in large numbers the past six hours.