Overview
- Exiled opposition figure Reza Pahlavi urged urgent U.S. military intervention in Iran and said he is ready to lead a transitional authority in remarks to Fox News reported Sunday.
- President Donald Trump said he ordered a second U.S. aircraft carrier to the Middle East and endorsed regime change as preferable, even as U.S.-Iran contacts resumed with Geneva talks scheduled after a Muscat round.
- Analysis from the Munich Security Conference described lingering European doubts about Washington’s commitment and a stronger push for Europeans to assume more of NATO’s conventional defense, with China courting closer ties.
- Sudanese opposition voices said Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected a U.S.-backed de-escalation proposal, deepening a political impasse and complicating efforts to secure a cease-fire.
- In the UAE, the economy minister pledged to block unjustified price increases and enforce unit pricing during Ramadan, Dubai Police outlined cannon locations to mark the holy month, Sharjah were knocked out of the AFC Champions League Elite, and Al Wasl seek a two-goal home win to overturn a 2-3 deficit in Asia 2.