Trump Tells Soldiers ‘Fear’ Is Powerful Motivator in Iran Talks as US Moves Second Carrier to Middle East
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
President Donald Trump addressed U.S. troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, stating that Iran has been “difficult” in nuclear negotiations and suggesting that instilling fear may be necessary to resolve the standoff peacefully. He referenced the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites last June and announced the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the Middle East as a precaution if negotiations fail. The Ford will join the Abraham Lincoln carrier and other naval assets already in the region amid rising tensions. Oman recently facilitated talks between the U.S. and Iran, which Tehran said showed enough consensus to continue diplomacy, though the next meeting's date and venue remain unannounced.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 16:7 (NASB 1977)
"When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him."
Commentary:
Powerful nations often try to secure peace by pressure, and troop formations and carrier deployments are a very concrete way leaders signal consequences. It’s tense. Proverbs locates durable peace deeper than intimidation—it rests on ways that please the Lord, even when enemies remain real and hostile. The growing military posture around Iran fits the prophetic pattern of escalating standoffs and shifting alliances that strain diplomacy. Israel sits inside this regional storm, and turmoil near her borders carries unique weight because this is land God gave to Israel.
Prophetic Trend:
Diplomacy increasingly runs alongside visible force in the Middle East, reflecting an end-times pattern of pressured negotiations and unstable alignments around Israel’s covenant land.
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Source Excerpt:
US President Donald Trump speaks during a visit at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US, Feb. 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz President Donald Trump told US troops on Friday that Iran has been “difficult” in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary to resolve the standoff peacefully. “They’ve been difficult to make a deal,” Trump said of the Iranians before an audience of active-duty soldiers at Fort Bragg Army base in North Carolina after US officials said they were sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East. “Sometimes you have to have fear. That’s the only thing that really will get the situation taken care of.” During his address Trump also referenced the US bombing of Iran‘s nuclear sites last June. Earlier, he said the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the United States’ newest and the world’s largest, was being made so “we’ll have it ready” should negotiations with Iran fail. Oman facilitated talks between Iran and the US last week, which a spokesperson for Iran‘s foreign ministry said had allowed Tehran to gauge Washington’s seriousness and showed enough consensus for diplomacy to continue. The date an...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 02-13-2026 16:40