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Here's your morning brief for Thursday, February 26th.

I'm Daniel Bach for The Wall Street Journal.

The U.S.

has deployed combat jets to Israel for a potential wartime mission ahead of today's high-stakes talks with Iran.

The U.S.

scrambles fighter jets to Israel, ramping up the pressure on Iran ahead of the latest nuclear talks.

Plus, an increasing number of American adults under 55 are dying of heart attacks.

And the Justice Department reviews whether it improperly withheld some Epstein files, including FBI notes detailing a woman's allegations against President Trump.

It's Thursday, February 26th.

I'm Daniel Bach for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas.

And here's the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

The U.S.

has deployed combat jets to Israel for a potential wartime mission ahead of today's high-stakes talks with Iran.

Videos posted to social media show F-22 fighters arriving in Israel, although the Trump administration hasn't officially announced the deployment.

The move would allow the U.S.

to defend Israeli territory and American forces should President Trump proceed with threatened strikes.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested that no breakthrough is expected in today's talks and that the focus will be on Iran's nuclear program.

Rubio's comments come as experts note Iran's nuclear program has not advanced significantly since U.S.