🚢 US naval movement toward the region: The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has entered the Strait of Gibraltar and is heading toward the Mediterranean Sea. Current assessments indicate the carrier could reach a position within strike range of Iran around February 20.
‼️ Khamenei issues threats toward the United States: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to US President Trump: "More dangerous than a fleet of warships is a weapon that can send them to the bottom of the sea".
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: "The US President repeats that the US military is the strongest in the world, but it might receive a blow that prevents it from recovering".
✈️ US airborne surveillance redeployment: Two U.S. Air Force E-3B/C Sentry AWACS aircraft departed Joint Base Elmendorf in Alaska, heading east with RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom as their stated destination. From there, they are likely to redeploy toward the Middle East.
They are expected to conduct long-range surveillance and provide real-time intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support to fighter and bomber units ahead of potential airstrikes on Iran.
♟️ Iran accelerating military rebuild and fortification: As US-Iran talks continue in Geneva on February 17, Iran is accelerating efforts to restore military capabilities, according to Alma Research Center. The report says a major engineering effort is underway to seal nuclear tunnels in Isfahan and further fortify and deepen facilities in Natanz and Parchin to protect them from potential future strikes.
Following the destruction of key solid-fuel production mixers, the report says Iran is relying on smuggled Chinese components to rebuild missile production toward a projected arsenal of 2,000 missiles.
The report also states the regime is intensifying internal repression and has carried out mass civilian killings this year while receiving economic and technological support from China and Russia.
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