Reports of US troop movements near Iran last night, just as Trump posted the message above.

“God bless our troops.”

Is the US about to intervene in Iran?

Trump told reporters that Iran's leadership is trying to call him and set up a meeting.

Trump says he'll take that meeting, but that US forces might have to act in Iran before the meeting takes place due to the rising death toll.

Iran's Foreign Ministry rejects Trump's remarks and insists there has been no effort to open negotiations.

The Iranian regime says Trump's remarks amount to "psychological warfare."

"The Iranian regime in its current form is at an end. It will take as long as it takes, but it can never return to what it was. The genie cannot be forced back into the bottle," said a high-ranking source in Jerusalem in the Israeli media.

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Our assessment: Israel has been hoping and waiting for this moment for a long time, and not just passively from the sidelines. That’s not to say it’s over. It’s likely far from over. But even if the ayatollahs were to regain some level of control, it wouldn’t be the same. They would face a new explosive mix of long-suppressed anger from the Iranian population, a crippling economic crisis with no apparent solution, and, above all, the concrete prospect of military escalation, which Israel is convinced could be initiatives at any moment by the Trump administration.

Israel praises Samoa’s embassy decision

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hailed Samoa’s announcement that it will open an embassy in Jerusalem in 2026 — a move described as a moral decision and a sign of strengthening ties between Jerusalem and the Pacific island nation.

🇮🇱🇼🇸 Samoa joins a growing list of countries recognizing Israel’s capital with diplomatic missions, reinforcing Israel’s diplomatic standing.

IAF eliminates terror threat crossing Gaza ceasefire line

The Israel Air Force struck and killed a terrorist who crossed the established Yellow Line into IDF‑controlled territory in southern Gaza, posing an imminent threat to Israeli troops.

🇮🇷 While brave Iranians rise up against the mullah regime, the West stays silent—and the hypocrisy is deafening.

Europeans who filled the streets for Gaza now turn away as Iranians die for freedom. Why? Because this isn't about justice. It's about obsession—with Israel.

This powerful exposé unmasks the moral bankruptcy of the West and explains why desperate Iranians are turning not to Brussels or Berlin—but to Jerusalem and Washington.

🕊️ A must-read:
https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/tachles-with-aviel-why-are-the-merciful-silent-on-iran/

“Like Nasrallah, like Sinwar, this one (Khamenei) will also pass!”

Billboard seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar were both killed by Israel.

“Just a matter of time.”

Senator Lindsey Graham says the Iranian regime is going down. One way or another. And soon.

Khamenei warns Trump using biblical imagery

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued a pointed warning to Donald Trump—invoking religious symbolism that resonates in the Islamic world but is often missed in the West.

On X, Khamenei wrote:

“Tyrants and despots like Pharaoh, Nimrod, Reza Khan, Mohammad Reza… were always overthrown at the height of their arrogance. This one (Trump) will also be overthrown.”

Why it matters:
Khamenei’s warning isn’t just political—it’s theological. By invoking Nimrod (linked to the Tower of Babel) alongside Pharaoh and the Shahs, Trump is cast as a tyrant defying God.

The West misses this:
Western leaders often fail to grasp such rhetoric. But in the Middle East, this is high-impact messaging, grounded in shared religious history.

Bottom line:
Khamenei casts Trump as a doomed biblical tyrant—a warning heard loud and clear in the region, but mostly lost on the West.

The assessment in Israel is that Trump will attack Iran, and soon. And it will not be a symbolic strike, but a strong, determined attack aimed at shaking the regime to the point of collapse so the Iranian people can finish the job of bringing down the ayatollahs.

Hesitation at this point could spell disaster. Without external intervention, the current uprising could end in a massacre by regime forces and further entrench the Islamists, while at the same time eroding the trust of the Iranian people in America and Israel.

Protesters on the streets of Iran beg President Trump to help them.

Trump imposes a 25% tariff on anyone doing business with the Islamic Republic.

The US State Department has meanwhile called on all American citizens in Iran to immediately leave the country.

Iranian opposition sources:

"The Iranian authorities have launched a special operation to locate and seize all Starlink satellite internet terminals, with the aim of preventing the leakage of information about the violent suppression of the protests."

A severe winter storm with high winds, heavy rain, sleet, hail, and lightning is hitting Israel this morning.

Snow is reported in some higher regions, flooding in many others.

Iran International reports that as many as 12,000 protesters have so far been killed by regime forces.

The Knesset overnight passed the first reading of a law approving the death penalty for any Hamas terrorists convicted of participating in the massacres of Oct. 7. 2023.

The Israel Police have vowed to prevent attempts by Hamas to stage a triumphal display on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount during the first Ramadan since the Gaza truce, expected to begin in mid-February.

Police Chief Supt. Ido Katzir:

"We want to allow observance of the holiday and prayers on the Temple Mount, while at the same time preventing celebrations or the creation of some ‘victory’ picture, which has no place. We won’t allow this."

A gang of Israeli Arab thieves impersonating IDF soldiers robbed shops in a Palestinian town in Judea this morning.

IDF officials said they are aware of the incident and are hunting down the perpetrators.