Democracy Dies in Darkness
The Maduro raid encouraged anti-government activists in Iran, some of them said. But it doesn’t appear to have sent a clear message to Tehran’s leadership.
February 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ESTJust now
Iranians, from the government’s highest officials to the protesters calling for their ouster, are trying to game out President Donald Trump’s next move, under the looming threat of U.S. strikes. Trump has warned of “bad things” if Iranian negotiators don’t agree to a nuclear deal as he continues to expand a massive U.S. military buildup in the region. Iran “will never have a nuclear weapon,” he pledged in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.
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