Following the arrest, FBI agents and sheriff's deputies conducted a search of Palazuelos' home in Rio Rico, Arizona , about 60 miles south of Tucson. The search was conducted pursuant to a court-ordered warrant.

Person of Interest Investigation : This operation coincided with the release of a man named Carlos Palazuelos , who was detained and questioned for 10 hours following a search of his Rio Rico property. The FBI stated that it is continuing to investigate several other persons of interest .

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a three-hour meeting at the White House on February 11, 2026, to discuss strategy for dealing with Iran's nuclear program and the continuation of the peace plan in Gaza..

The global nuclear landscape has entered a volatile new phase following the expiration of the New START Treaty on February 5, 2026. For the first time since 1972, the world’s two largest nuclear powers—the United States and Russia—are no longer bound by legally enforceable limits on their strategic nuclear arsenals.