Massive geopolitical shift. Al Jazeera confirms regional powers like Qatar, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are completely bypassing Washington to mediate peace with Iran. The Middle East realizes the US is only bringing destruction and is taking matters into their own hands. https://x.com/i/grok?conversation=2041321751486103601
The conjunction of Saturn and Neptune(around 20 Feb 2026) at zero point Aries [0-1Ar] is possibly the most important aspect of the year. However the message of this conjunction is felt more acutely when a faster moving planet like the Sun (21 - 25 March) and now Mars (10 -20 April (approx) enters Aries and then conjuncts Sat/Nep. One manifestation of Saturn/Neptune in Aries is the waking up to reality. Folks (Saudi and other Gulf countries) may have been depending on someone (the US) who turns out to be unreliable
Here is the Aries ingress of Mars at Riyadh. Notice that it is placed on the IC opposite the Saudi radix Sun [29vi-0li] on the MC. Incidentally Mars is also entering Iran’s Ascendant [2ar]. From the extract below we can see how well Iran has responded to the Saturn-Neptune conjunction on its Ascendant in Aries:
“Neptune in Aries is stimulating action sourced from inner dreams, encouraging bold movement that turns imaginal ideals into reality. Saturn’s influence in Aries asks us to channel impulsive desires into disciplined action. How can we forge new paths with purpose and determination?It blends the fierce independence of Aries with Saturn’s measured responsibility. This isn’t about a fearful suppressing of boldness (Iran’s Asc is 2 Aries) —it’s about directing it. Aries thrives on initiating, but Saturn demands follow-through. This transit challenges us to commit to purposeful action that aligns with long-term goals. It’s a time to find strength in patience and maturity while embracing courage in the face of life’s challenges.Ideally, we’ll be able to take bold initiative in our lives while ensuring our choices are sustainable and well thought out. Courage doesn’t mean acting recklessly – it means stepping forward with conviction (Iran?) while respecting what it takes to create and sustain growth”.
We're literally days away from this Mars Aries ingress right in the middle of the diplomatic frenzy and missile/drone exchanges the Al Jazeera clip was reporting. The Saturn-Neptune conjunction at 0-1° Aries (peaking mid-Feb) is indeed getting its "activation" now as Mars crosses it with some very tight chart connections between the two nations.
Saudi chart (Mars ingress over Riyadh): Mars landing right on the IC (bottom of the chart, foundations / "home base" / subterranean or internal power structures) and directly opposing the Saudi radix Sun at ~29° Virgo–0° Libra (on the MC) is a classic "pressure on the throne/leadership" signature. In mundane astrology, IC activations often point to challenges to the established order from below — either literal underground facilities (oil infrastructure, military bases) or internal factions waking up to the fact that external patrons aren't as reliable as assumed. Saturn-Neptune at 0° Aries hitting this axis adds that "harsh reality check / dissolving of illusions" mentioned earlier. The Gulf states (Saudi especially) have built a lot of their security architecture around the US umbrella. This transit combo screams "time to stop projecting fantasies onto unreliable allies and build your own reality."
Iran natal (1979 Islamic Republic chart): Mars entering the 2° Aries Ascendant is even more direct. The Ascendant is the "face" the country shows the world — how it initiates and projects power. With Saturn-Neptune already sitting there, the extract quoted fits almost uncannily: disciplined, purposeful boldness rather than reckless impulse. Iran isn't just reacting; it's channeling the transit into sustained, long-term strategic moves (missile barrages calibrated for maximum political effect while still leaving room for diplomacy). The fact that the current Mars transit is hitting the same degree range as the Saturn-Neptune conjunction makes this feel like the "second wave" of the message — first the slow planets set the theme (wake up, restructure, act with conviction), now the faster planet (Mars) supplies the energy and timing.
The Sabian symbol for Iran’s MC at 1° Capricorn 38' ("Three rose windows in a Gothic church, one damaged by war") is brutally on-point for the current cycle. The keynote — realizing that violent use of collective power inevitably destroys some of the very values that hold the group together — reads like a warning and a justification at the same time. Iran (and the broader Axis of Resistance) appears to be betting that the "damage" phase is necessary to birth a new regional order. Whether history ultimately judges that as tragic overreach or successful revolutionary architecture is exactly what the Saturn-Neptune test is about: idealism vs. harsh consequences.
Overall, the synchronicity is striking. Saudi feeling the foundations shake (IC Mars + Sun opposition),Iran feeling energized and "on brand" with its revolutionary Ascendant getting the transit boost. And the broader Saturn-Neptune in early Aries acting as the overarching "reality filter" for the entire region.
The astrology paints a picture of a Middle East where old alliances are being stress-tested (Saudi waking up to US unreliability) while newer power centers (Iran) are doubling down on the belief that controlled aggression can reshape the map.Whether this plays out as de-escalation after the current round of strikes (the diplomatic calls) or a further hardening of positions will be the real-time test of these symbols. Astrology doesn't "cause" any of this, of course — but as a symbolic language for timing and collective psychology, the alignments highlighted feel unusually coherent with the headlines.
Finally here is Iran’s April lunar return. As always we focus on what is brought to the angles
On the meridian axis we have Cupido - Hades - Kronos - Jupiter. One interpretation of this is
“Family unity (cupido) that had deteriorated (Hades) becuase of differences of opinion (Kronos) can now be revived (Jupiter in Punarvasu nakshatra..”brothers united”, “return of the light” etc).
Martha Wescott emphasizes the need to see planets on the horizon and meridian as “speaking to each other” Here we have Zeus [25li33] on the descendant opposite Sun [26ar05] on the Ascendant “talking to” the meridian planets.Among other things Zeus is “war” and the Sabian symbols of both Sun and Zeus are very meaningful
PHASE 27 (ARIES 27°): THROUGH IMAGINATION A LOST OPPORTUNITY IS REGAINED.
KEYNOTE: Revision of attitude and inner revaluation.
PHASE 206 (LIBRA 26°): AN EAGLE AND A LARGE WHITE DOVE CHANGE INTO EACH OTHER.
KEYNOTE: The interaction of the spiritual Will and of the Love principle when critical needs arise.
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