Iran Update, February 3, 2026

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/politics/iran-drone-uss-lincoln-tensions ;

https://www.tasnimnews dot ir/fa/news/1404/11/14/3508710

[2] https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/politics/iran-drone-uss-lincoln-tensions

[3] https://www.tasnimnews dot ir/fa/news/1404/11/14/3508710

[4] https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/technical-specifications-and-historic-usage-of-iranian-drones-possibly-provided-to-russia

[5] https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/technical-specifications-and-historic-usage-of-iranian-drones-possibly-provided-to-russia

[6] https://x.com/tom_bike/status/1910695684983898267 ; https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4283108/strengthening-us-navy-jmsdf-interoperability-through-consolidated-cargo-repleni/

[7] https://signalscv.com/2026/02/us-forces-shoot-down-iranian-drone-over-arabian-sea/

[8] https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/after-snapback-washington-needs-prepare-iranian-escalation-gulf

[9] https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2018735976852685170?s=20 ; https://www.al-monitor dot com/originals/2026/02/iran-seeks-nuclear-only-us-talks-drop-turkey-host-source

[10] https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2018735976852685170?s=20 ; https://www.al-monitor dot com/originals/2026/02/iran-seeks-nuclear-only-us-talks-drop-turkey-host-source

[11] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/priority-iran-talks-istanbul-is-avoid-conflict-official-says-2026-02-03/

[12] https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2018749405696795104?s=20

[13] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/world/middleeast/us-iran-meeting-trump-threats.html?smid=tw-share

[14] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-examines-diplomacy-with-us-hopes-results-coming-days-official-says-2026-02-02/

[15] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/world/middleeast/us-iran-meeting-trump-threats.html?smid=tw-share

[16] https://t.me/sepah_pasdaran/178437

[17] https://www.almayadeen dot net/news/politics/شمخاني-للميادين–المفاوضات-محصورة-بالموضوع-النووي—ولسنا-بو

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[21] https://x.com/IranIntl/status/2018659281550148073?s=20; https://x.com/IranIntl/status/2018659865011356090?s=20; https://x.com/iranhrs99/status/2018742530440089956?s=46

[22] https://x.com/iranhrs99/status/2018742530440089956?s=46

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