US Vice President Vance on Iran Rebuilding Nuclear Weapon Program: "We've seen evidence" + Outcome of Thursday Talks Will Weigh Heavy on President Trump's Decision to Strike Iran + Israel Warns Hezbollah Against Support to Iran if US Strikes episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 29 MIN

US Vice President Vance on Iran Rebuilding Nuclear Weapon Program: "We've seen evidence" + Outcome of Thursday Talks Will Weigh Heavy on President Trump's Decision to Strike Iran + Israel Warns Hezbollah Against Support to Iran if US Strikes

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For review:1. The United States sees evidence that Iran is trying to rebuild its nuclear program after US-led strikes against Iranian nuclear sites in June, US Vice President JD Vance says.2. US Secretary of State Rubio warns that Iran must negotiate on its missile program, a day after US President Donald Trump alleged Tehran was working on rockets that could hit the United States.3. Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Geneva ahead of a third round of crucial negotiations with the US, as American envoy Steve Witkoff demanded that any deal over Tehran’s nuclear program remain in effect indefinitely.4. The Australian government has told dependents of its diplomats in Israel and Lebanon to leave the two Middle East countries, citing a deteriorating security situation in the region, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.5. In a clear message to the region emphasizing the strength of their alliance, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday to work in lockstep to confront Islamist terrorism, with the Indian leader telling the Knesset in a historic address that his nation stands “firmly” with the Jewish state.6. A Hezbollah official said Wednesday that the Lebanese terror group will not intervene militarily in the event of “limited” US strikes on its backer Iran, but will consider any attack against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a “red line.”7. Israel sent an indirect message to Lebanon that it would strike the country hard, targeting civilian infrastructure, including the airport, in the event that Hezbollah gets involved in any US-Iran war, two senior Lebanese officials said Tuesday.8. Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov is scheduled to meet with US Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva on Feb. 26.9. Ukraine supplementing (replacing) understrength frontline ground units with unmanned systems.

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For review: 1. The United States sees evidence that Iran is trying to rebuild its nuclear program after US-led strikes against Iranian nuclear sites in June, US Vice President JD Vance says. 2. US Secretary of State Rubio warns that Iran must negotiate on its missile program, a day after US President Donald Trump alleged Tehran was working on rockets that could hit the United States. 3. Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Geneva ahead of a third round of crucial negotiations with the US, as Am...

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