Update February 17th, 2026

US Air Force Moves to Quickly Restock 30,000-Pound Bunker-Busters (Zerohedge.com)

February 14th, 2026

Following the news out of Iran over the last 4 months hasn’t been easy, and it’s easy to be distracted by the constant barrage of other stories all happening at the same time.

The Green Box below is an aggregation of news stories over the last 4 months, all concerning the Middle East and protests in IRAN leading up to this weekend.

Over 20% of the world’s oil supply passes through the Straits of Hormuz. Keep your gas tanks full.

A massive buildup of U.S. Military assets is currently underway. In the event of an attack by the U.S. and Israel, it’s likely to become an all-out war and U.S. bases throughout the Middle East will be attacked by hundreds if not thousands of Iran’s missiles. Below are three current stories to bring you up to date.

• USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report (See below)
• At Least 112 USAF C-17 Aircraft Headed To Middle East: ‘Desert Storm Levels’ (via Zerohedge.com See Below)
• It’s estimated that Iran has over 3,000 ballistic missiles.

War Room Video: Iran Strike will be nothing like ‘Midnight Hammer’. Netanyahu spent 3 hours at White House.

USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report

By Konstantin Toropin and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

 Feb 13, 2026, 07:13 AM

The United States will send the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said Friday, putting more American firepower behind President Donald Trump’s efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its nuclear program.

The USS Gerald R. Ford’s planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations didn’t materialize as one of Tehran’s top security officials visited Oman and Qatar this week and exchanged messages with the U.S. intermediaries.

At Least 112 USAF C-17 Aircraft Headed To Middle East: ‘Desert Storm Levels’ (via Zerohedge.com)

An eye-opening and massive number of C-17 Globemaster military transport and cargo planes have been observed heading to Europe and the Middle East, in what some monitors have forewarned looks like the build-up to major war in Iran.

One regional watcher and pundit commented in response: “112 C-17s are in or on their way to the Middle East. Guys, that’s a lot. Like Desert Storm a lot. Stay tuned.”

This as on Friday the prominent open source account Armchair Admiral and others used public flight tracking data to tally that the huge armada of US Air Force C-17s and counting are en route – a trend since mid-January.

“A total of 112 U.S. Air Force C-17’s have now either arrived or are en route to the Middle East with a further 17-18 in-progress flights, a number of Royal Air Force logistics flights from RAF Marham to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, and movement on U.S. Air Force CORONETs,” the source said.

More at Zerohedge.com

Trump: Time running out as ‘massive armada’ heads to Iran, next strike will be ‘far worse’ (Israel Times)

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Trump: Time running out as ‘massive armada’ heads to Iran, next strike will be ‘far worse’ (Israel Times)

Khamenei Sheltering in a Tehran Bunker as US Fleet Approaches.

Massive US Military Buildup Around Iran – What’s Next?

Are TWO carrier battlegroups headed to the Middle East?

Pentagon releases new National Defense Strategy

President Trump tells Iranians ‘Help is on its way’

Shocking estimates of death toll in Iran – 12,000-20,000.

President Trump urges protesters to take over country.

Currency collapses in Iran.

Iran cracks down on violent protests, deploys drones, death toll at least 2,000. (Fox News)

Iran Internet Blackout: Fears of Massacre.

President Trump posts images of massive protests in Iran.

Israel and U.S. discuss intervention in Iran while death toll rises to 466. (Sky News)

Demonstrators are changing names of streets in Iran’s cities to “Trump Street”.

Things are getting real in Tehran.

Tehran on fire as furious protesters ‘burn Iranian regime building down’.

Iranian regime could be toppled within weeks.