February 18, 2026
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- Today at 8:30am (ET): "FDD Morning Brief," FDD Event
- Video, audio, and transcript: "The State of American Energy Dominance," FDD Event
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- "Doctors Without Borders Admits Terrorists Are Using Gaza’s Nasser Hospital," FDD Policy Brief
- "US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah front designed to insulate terror group’s gold reserves," FDD's Long War Journal
- "Hamas renews threats against rival Palestinian militias in Gaza," FDD's Long War Journal
- "‘This Does Not Mean We Will Reach an Agreement Soon:’ U.S. Negotiations With Iran in Geneva End Inconclusively," FDD Flash Brief
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