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Tensions between the US and Iran are escalating despite ongoing talks between representatives and now a war suddenly looks increasingly likely, if not inevitable. So how did this happen? And what would a conflict between the two actually look like?
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Sources
Axios report
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/18/iran-war-trump-military-strikes-nuclear-talks
US military buildup
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/politics/us-military-iran.html
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2024136975523983667
https://aninews.in/news/world/middle-east/us-moves-significant-military-forces-in-west-asia-for-possible-strikes-against-iran-trump-yet-to-make-final-call20260219121344/
NPT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons
History of Trump-Iran negotiations
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116053512461029874
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-nuclear-trump-netanyahu-araqchi-talks/33438249.html
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250612-trump-says-israel-should-not-strike-iran-as-nuclear-deal-close
