🛡️ U.S. Air Defense Mobility And THAAD Deployment Highlight Regional Readiness: Satellite images show U.S. forces at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar have loaded missiles onto truck-mounted launchers as tensions with Iran have risen since January, enabling quicker movement. Keeping the Patriot missiles on mobile trucks rather than semi-static launchers allows rapid deployment to strike or reposition defensively in the event of an Iranian attack.
Amid rising tension with Iran, the U.S. has fully deployed THAAD systems at Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in eastern Jordan, including a command-and-control unit, an AN/TPY-2 radar, and six launchers for a total of 36 interceptor missiles. Iranian media released a video threatening to strike Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in the event of war.
🛡️ Iron Dome Commanders Say Readiness Has Increased: Battery commanders serving in the Iron Dome air defense system told Israeli Army Radio regarding Iran: "The tension has increased — we are preparing for the next round of fighting". They said operational alertness has risen substantially in recent weeks, reflecting intensified preparation for potential future conflict scenarios.
Military officials emphasized that even in periods without active rocket fire or “Red Color” alerts, Iron Dome units remain in a constant cycle of readiness through training, system upgrades, operational learning, and post-activity debriefing to improve interception performance and response speed. Officials also noted the current Iron Dome is significantly more advanced than earlier versions deployed in 2011 and during previous operational periods such as “Am Kalavi.”
🇹🇷 TURKEY REVEALS PRIOR U.S. WARNING TO IRAN: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in an interview that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him before the Israeli attack on Iran in June 2025 and asked him to convey a warning message to Iran.
According to Fidan, Rubio explicitly instructed him to deliver the message: “Tell the Iranians, something could happen within hours”. Fidan said he immediately called his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqhchi, and passed on the warning, to which Araqhchi replied in surprise: “How can this be? We had scheduled a meeting with the Americans for Sunday”.
❗️ IRAN PRESSURES FAMILIES OF DETAINEES AHEAD OF REVOLUTION RALLIES: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence organization and Iran’s Intelligence Ministry are reportedly pressuring families of detainees from nationwide protests to attend the government-organized February 11 rallies marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution anniversary.
According to sources cited by Iran International, security officials have demanded that attendance be verifiable, instructing families to take photos and videos of themselves at the rallies and submit them to authorities as proof. Sources further report that officials are pairing these demands with threats and psychological pressure, suggesting that compliance could influence the fate of detained relatives, including potential release, reduced sentencing, or avoidance of execution.
The reported actions come amid a broader intensification of Iran’s internal crackdown following nationwide protests, which has included mass arrests and allegations of deaths in custody.
🔹 IRANIAN MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY: A group of senior Iranian Army commanders, including Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami, visited the Iranian Foreign Ministry and met with Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi.
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