Online traders seem to be growing more and more confident that a diplomatic resolution will result from the current tensions in the Middle East between Iran and the United States, with the chance of a nuclear deal before the end of 2026 up to 44%, as the two countries prepare to meet Tuesday in Geneva.

During a recent episode of the “Boekestijn en De Wijk” podcast on BNR Nieuwsradio with Dutch State Secretary for Defense Lt. Col. Gijs Tuinman, the Secretary stated that the F-35’s “computer brain,” to include its cloud-based components controlled by Lockheed Martin, could be cracked to accept third-party software updates from European defense manufactures, just like “jailbreaking” an iPhone, if updates were potentially halted by the Trump Administration or another government in power within the United States.

Lots of movement tonight by U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T “Stratotanker” and KC-46A “Pegasus” Aerial-Refueling Tankers heading northeast across the United States, possibly preparing to cross the Atlantic towards Europe.

Video footage shows Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 452nd Logistics Readiness Squadron assisting with the loading of a “next-generation” miniaturized nuclear reactor built by Valar Atomics onto a C-17A Globemaster III at March Air Reserve Base, California, in support of Operation Windlord on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that he will join the Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and other nuclear experts in Geneva on Monday for a “deep technical discussion” on ideas to achieve a nuclear deal between Iran and the United States. In addition, Araghchi will meet with the Foreign Minister of Oman ahead of Tuesday talks with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Today’s meeting between Araghchi and Grossi has the potential to be significant, possibly even more so then Tuesday’s negotiations with the United States, as they will be some of the first talks between Iran and the IAEA since the Iranian government decided to suspend its cooperation with the agency in June 2025.

The Israel Defense Force states that it targeted a Hezbollah operative this morning within the Shia village of Hanine in Southern Lebanon.