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On President Donald Trump's orders, the USS Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships are joining the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Middle East.
Middle East Forum Observer
Tehran Downplays War Risk as U.S. Forces Build Up
Iran Faces the Largest U.S. Naval and Air Deployment in the Region Since the 2003 Iraq War
February 20, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
The government of Nicolás Maduro bragged that no one could prevent Venezuela from buying weapons from Iran.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Seeks to Preserve Its Venezuela Corridor
Leadership Change May Disrupt Tempo, but It Does Not Dismantle Embedded Networks Built over Years
February 20, 2026
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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
Iran, under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L), is the primary funder of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. The current Islamist government of Turkey, led by the anti-Israel President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R), has never taken any action to curb Iran's illegal funding for Hezbollah via Turkish channels.
Middle East Forum Online
New U.S. Sanctions Expose Turkey’s Role in Hezbollah’s Cash Pipeline, Sanctions Evasion
The Current Islamist Government of Turkey Has Never Taken Any Action to Curb This Illegal Funding for Hezbollah
February 19, 2026
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Abdullah Bozkurt
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