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Pressure on Iran with US deploying major military force to the region

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Publish Date
Fri, 27 Feb 2026, 9:31am
U.S. military refueling aircraft are spotted at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv amid ongoing discussions over a possible U.S. strike on Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Gideon Markowicz/Anadolu via Getty Images)
U.S. military refueling aircraft are spotted at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv amid ongoing discussions over a possible U.S. strike on Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Gideon Markowicz/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Pressure on Iran with US deploying major military force to the region

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 27 Feb 2026, 9:31am

Progress towards a nuclear deal between the US and Iran remains murky with all-out war still a potential outcome.  

A third round of indirect talks has just concluded in Geneva, with further discussions to take place in Vienna next week.  

The pressure's on Iran, with the US deploying its biggest military build-up to the Middle East in decades. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking the debate about whether an attack is viable is spilling out into the public now. 

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