Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Netanyahu did not get anything he wanted from Washington.

 1. NO regime change in Iran ✓ NO cap on ballistic missile range ✓ NO attacks on Iran ✓. This can be attributed to a factor called "raising the cost of war." Iran is not Venezuela, where Delcy Rodriguez and her brother, Jorge Rodriguez, negotiated a regime change for a whole year, and on the day of the US attack, ALL the ADS were switched off on the orders of Gen. Javier Tabata. 

To further adumbrate, the US had even toyed with the idea of seizing Iranian oil ships but shelved the idea on the very subject of "raising the cost of war." First, Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz, where 33% of the world's oil passes, but more importantly, it could easily seize other ships as well (it has done so, including last week). 

What exactly does ISRAEL want? Hegemony- to be the sole power in the entire MENA with ability to strike any country it wants for domestic political goal-scoring. What does Trump want? Let me say what he doesn't want....he doesn't want to lose, he doesn't want embarrasment and that's why VP Vance said yesterday "their only problem with Iran is the nuclear subject."  

It may even surprise you that the so-called "Operation Midnight Hammer" was a make-believe, where US struck some unprotected nuclear plant, and then Iran struck some abandoned US base in Qatar with utmost precision and we all said "its over guys. Everybody has won. Peace". Oh one more point, TRUMP knows Iran is 3 times the size of Iraq with over 95M people. He also knows the support for Shah is stronger in ISRAEL. 

He also know the december protests ended on the first 2 days over the fall of the currency( which Scott Bessent admitted US orchestrated) and violent rioters "Euromaidan Style" was orchestrated by rented heavily armed mob from Balochistan, Azerri and Kurdistan. 

He also knows Iran can easily strike US bases in the region and that's why since yesterday US bases in Syria are relocating to Jordan. He also knows that in the June 12-day war, Israel was protected by more than 12 countries who shot down Iranian missiles to "protect Israel"

For those lousy souls who ask me about source, I owe you no explanation. Nobody pays me to be here or meets my research cost. I would regard your question on "source" as a means of conning me.

When  U.S. President tells its closest ally (ISRAEL) that America does not want war, it is not diplomacy — it is a signal of fear management.

Today, Benjamin Netanyahu did not appear defiant.

He appeared boxed in.

Because the world has already witnessed what Iranian retaliation looks like - not emotional, not impulsive, but strategic and controlled.

The last twelve days altered the balance.

No propaganda.

No exaggerated claims.

Only measurable damage that exposed vulnerabilities long considered untouchable.

Defence systems were tested.

Psychological dominance was challenged.

And for the first time in years, escalation began to feel costly rather than convenient.

This is precisely why Washington is uneasy.

This is why restraint is being advised.

And this is why today became a tough day for the Israeli prime minister.

Because Iran has already demonstrated one crucial fact:

Retaliation does not need noise — it needs capacity.

History often changes course not with declarations,

but with a single sentence spoken carefully:

“America does not want war.”

When such words are spoken,

they acknowledge one truth —

the consequences are now too heavy to absorb.

KHANSPEAKS

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