Peace with Israel: A Lebanese Illusion?

Israel's new security doctrine treats war as permanent and peace as temporary, undermining Lebanese assumptions that a deal would bring withdrawal. Unlike the Camp David and Wadi Araba treaties, when Israeli leaders saw peace as strategic, today's regime views conflict as a managed condition. Lebanese advocates of peace rely on outdated thinking. Before offering concessions, Lebanon must ask whether Israel still values peace at all. The framework agreement's logic is fundamentally flawed.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531160/Peace-with-Israel-A-Lebanese-illusion

'Either security together or insecurity together': Iran's FM tells OIC

In Baghdad, Foreign Minister Araghchi told the OIC that security in the region is indivisible. He accused the US of choosing "aggression, threats, assassination" over diplomacy, citing 5,000 Iranian martyrs and the Minab and Kuhestak attacks. He said the Hormuz Strait was open until February 28, and Iran's seven-day reopening plan now awaits Washington's choice.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531171/Either-Security-Together-or-Insecurity-Together

Trump's White House chaotically turns on itself as Republicans brace for defeat

A press secretary hired on Friday was gone within days; her only briefing announced an ambassador's ouster. Loyalists feud over money, the chief of staff's family faces scrutiny, and aides reportedly expect to lose the House. With approval at its lowest and the Iran war dragging, one ally described the mood as "the new Wild Wild West."

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531169/Trump-s-White-House-chaotically-turns-on-itself-as-Republicans