—❗️🇲🇽 NEW: Multiple of soldiers in the Mexican National Guard have been killed, and many are wounded

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—❗️🇲🇽 WATCH: A Mexican Army helicopter provides close air support by firing at the cartel with a mounted minigun

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—❗️🇲🇽 WATCH: Mexican cartels in Jalisco state are forcing random truck drivers to hand over their trucks to create barricades; after they return the keys, they shoot at the driver and kill him as he tries to run away

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Israel has disqualified its own Winter Olympics bobsleigh team over lying to officials about an illness claim

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Some Iranian launcher movement is observed, likely part of 'routine' preparations.

Of course, routine depends on your definition of the word. Nothing is currently routine.

But yeah basically, nothing will happen.

I'm putting it out there just in case.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: President Trump told his advisers that he may order a 'limited strike' on Iran in the coming days to prove to the Iranian leadership that it must agree to capitulate and give up its nuclear program.

Trump also said that if negotiations with Iran fail to meet the demands of the U.S., he will consider the possibility of carrying out a full-scale attack 'later this year' aimed at toppling Ayatollah Khamenei. – New York Times

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I don't think that's very smart from the U.S.

An initial 'limited strike' is very risky, because it would leave room for a disproportionate and possibly all-out response by Iran.

Which would be a total waste of America's first strike capability and their proven 'shock and awe' option.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: President Trump 'hasn't decided yet' to send Witkoff to the meeting with Iran in Geneva, and will decide in the next 24 hours whether Thursday's meeting will even take place – Israel Hayom

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> They're gonna attack
> They're not gonna attack
> They're gonna attack, but it'll be limited
> They want a deal
> They don't want a deal
> They're gonna attack, and it'll be all-out
> They pretended to attack, but then didn't
> The buildup is a bluff
> They say they won't attack, but sources say that actually they are going to attack
> We're meeting on Thursday
> Just kidding, we're not meeting
> This weekend we'll attack (for real)

Please man have some mercy on me

—❗️🇱🇧/🇺🇸 NEW: The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has reportedly evacuated dozens of its staff members through the Rafic Hariri International Airport in anticipation of a confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel, as well as possible targeting of U.S. staff

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