--- title: "Trump considering limited strikes on Iran to force deal & other news" type: "post" post_id: "12998" slug: "trump-considering-limited-strikes-on-iran-to-force-deal-other-news" canonical: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2026/02/19/trump-considering-limited-strikes-on-iran-to-force-deal-other-news/" markdown_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2026/02/19/trump-considering-limited-strikes-on-iran-to-force-deal-other-news.md" json_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2026/02/19/trump-considering-limited-strikes-on-iran-to-force-deal-other-news.json" txt_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2026/02/19/trump-considering-limited-strikes-on-iran-to-force-deal-other-news.txt" published: "2026-02-19T23:34:39+00:00" modified: "2026-02-20T22:57:44+00:00" author: "penny2" categories: - "Uncategorized" tags: - "Birth Pangs" - "China" - "Iran" - "Israel" - "Kurds" - "US" site_name: "PFYT2" publisher: "" language: "en-US" generator: "easyPress Markdown" generator_version: "1.0.6" --- **Before we get to this latest news I’m going to remind all my readers that it was Donald Trump during his first term that ripped up the JCPOA (P5+1) which pleased no one other than Israel** **I wrote about this in 2018 at my big tech censored site- accessible via the internet archive. Fortunately, I can still access this and I have a HUGE file of news articles and my posts all stored away– Trumpinsanity was so predictable- Trump and Bibi together, are bring to mind[ the iconic evil duo Henry Lee Lucas & Ottis Toole-](https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/deaths-darkest-duos-5-truly-devastating-serial-killing-partnerships) who are alleged to have killed as many as 3000 people**– > Mr Henry Lee Lucas. Convicted of 11 murders, the one-eyed Lucas is thought to have committed many, many (many) more. In fact, on his arrest, the man claimed to have been directly involved in almost 3,000 murders. Few people realise that the man rarely acted alone, though. His preferred killing pal? An arson-obsessed rapist and murderer by the name of Ottis Elwood Toole. **But Trump and Bibi have way more blood on their hands**, **with their killing spree expanding the globe- Perhaps in the future we will look back on these 2 as the worse mass killing duo of our supposed enlightened an modern times.** ##### Let’s head back to 2018- to my report entitled ##### [Flashback 2018: Trump Breaks(P5 +1) Risks Increased Middle East Conflict—Moved here in 2024](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2024/07/27/flashback-2018-trump-breaksp5-1-risks-increased-middle-east-conflict/) ``` Updated | President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would reinstate nuclear sanctions against Iran, ending U.S. commitment to a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran. Experts said the move could destabilize the region and spark a new conflict. ``` **It’s seems quite obvious the US is looking to “spark a new conflict”** February 2026- -------------- > ###### [Trump is weighing “intial limited strikes” to force Iran into a nuclear deal](https://www.france24.com/en/trump-is-weighing-initial-limited-strikes-to-force-iran-into-a-nuclear-deal-report) > > > According to media reports, US President Donald Trump is weighing initial limited strikes to force Iran into a nuclear deal. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Centre, says **The amount of military hardware Mr Trump has moved into the region does not suggest “limited strikes”** **Correct me if I’m wrong?? – rhetorical, cause I’m not. Last year Donald Trump told the world he “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities- So what the hell is he on about?! Iran’s nuclear facilities completely and totally obliterated- Spectacular military success.** **This man is insane. Completely and dangerously insane for the planet- That’s my opinion** #### [Brits deny use of Diego Garcia for US Strikes on Iran](https://www.france24.com/en/trump-is-weighing-initial-limited-strikes-to-force-iran-into-a-nuclear-deal-report) > **The U.K. won’t allow the Pentagon to use British bases to launch attacks on Iran, reported The Times of London.** > > **The ban includes Diego Garcia, the joint U.S.-U.K. base in the Indian Ocean that has been at the center of a deal for Britain to hand over control of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius.** > > Now amid President Trump’s military buildup in the Mideast, U.K. **Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government won’t permit air missions against Iran to be launched from Diego Garcia or RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire**, home of America’s B-52 bomber force in Europe, according to the British newspaper. > > ***“Under the terms of long-standing agreements with Washington, these bases can only be used for military operations that have been agreed in advance with the government,”*** the Times reported. > > Mr. Starmer’s Cabinet is reportedly concerned that any use of Diego Garcia or RAF Fairford would be a violation of international law, which “***makes no distinction between a state carrying out the attack and those in support if the latter have ’knowledge of the circumstances of the internationally wrongful act.’”*** **Will Britain back down? I don’t know**. - **The stock market ended down on this tension- [while the price of oil increased-](https://www.energyintel.com/0000019c-777e-d103-abbf-7ffe6e0c0000)** **Bad news for the global economy- inflationary if this persists** - **Turkey is opposed to this war.. For obvious reasons** - **China is supposed to have leaked intel on locations of US military hardware in Saudi Arabia** #### [Iran, Russia, China envoys hand over joint letter to Grossi- no doubt opposing the US push for war](https://en.mehrnews.com/news/241929/Iran-Russia-China-envoys-pen-joint-letter-to-IAEA-chief) **Not that the IAEA is very trustworthy** #### [Lastly- No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council](https://inthesetimes.com/article/no-us-war-on-iran-open-letter-to-un-security-council-jeffrey-sachs) **From Jeffrey Sachs** > **The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United States’ repudiation of negotiations that had already succeeded.** > > Distinguished Members of the Security Council, > > The President of the United States is issuing grave threats of force against the Islamic Republic of Iran if it does not accede to US demands. ***His actions risk a major regional war that would be devastating. Asked if he wanted regime change, he responded that it “seems like that would be the best thing that could happen.” When asked why a second US aircraft carrier has been sent to the region, President Trump answered “in case we don’t make a deal, we’ll need it … if we need it, we’ll have it ready.”*** **Read entirely at the link provided**