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January 13, 2026 US seizes more tankers, courts oil companies as post-Maduro Venezuela takes shape In the week since Washington arrested former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, the outlines of a post-Maduro Venezuela have begun to take shape. Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, Defense... January 13, 2026 ‘Help Is on Its Way’: Trump Urges Iranians To Maintain Protest Momentum After Thousands Killed in Demonstrations Trump Backs Iranian Protests: President Donald Trump issued a new statement of support for Iranian protestors on January 13, urging the demonstrators to “Keep protesting” and... January 13, 2026 Israel’s recognition of Somaliland sends warning to Turkey, Iran, Syria Israel’s recent decision to recognize Somaliland took most countries by surprise and generated almost instantaneous Pavlovian condemnations from a wide body of local, regional, and... January 13, 2026 Lebanon Must Continue Publicly Dismantling Active Hezbollah Installations Lebanese news outlet Al Jadeed published three leaked images on January 6 allegedly showing Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) soldiers seizing a massive Hezbollah installation located south of the Litani River... January 13, 2026 Iran’s Islamic rulers are teetering on collapse. Trump must give them a final shove. For years, policymakers and analysts have obsessed over how the Islamic Republic of Iran might fall. Far less attention has been paid to the more important question: whether it should. To... January 12, 2026 Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989 If its first days are anything to go by, 2026 may end up the most pivotal year in geopolitics since 1989, a hinge point that began in a moment of geopolitical calm but ended with the collapse of the Iron... January 12, 2026 Don’t Repeat Obama’s Mistake in Iran The protests in Iran are persisting in the face of the regime’s indiscriminate violence. President Trump has vowed to strike Iran for killing protesters; he has also said he wants to have... January 12, 2026 As Protests Surge, China Signals Its Distance From Tehran As Tehran faces surging protests in the streets, Beijing has so far refused to bail out the clerical regime with anything other than lukewarm rhetoric. During a January 12 press conference, the Chinese... January 12, 2026 Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: January ... January 12, 2026 Tehran regime fears defections as Iran’s nationwide movement defies containment What began on December 28 as demonstrations in downtown Tehran, driven by runaway inflation and the rial’s sharp depreciation against the dollar, has moved beyond a protest wave and become... January 12, 2026 Iran Protests Death Toll Soars as Tehran Regime Seeks Talks with U.S. Casualties Mount During Weekend Protests: Scores of Iranian protestors were reportedly killed throughout January 10 and 11 as the Tehran regime cracked down on demonstrations nationwide,... January 12, 2026 China Reportedly Blocks Rare Earth Exports to Japan, Targeting Defense Supply Chains New Year, same bullying. On January 8, The Wall Street Journal reported that China halted the export of rare earths and rare earth magnets to some Japanese firms in direct retaliation for Tokyo’s possible... January 12, 2026 What Free-Market Economies Must Do in 2026 The past year marked a turning point for the global economy. Economic tensions were amplified. Trade relationships were reassessed. Geopolitical alignments shifted. And the United States fast-tracked efforts... January 12, 2026 Soccer Dispute Reveals Extent of Islamist Control in UK’s Second Largest City Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK opposition Conservative Party, called on January 6 for the resignation of Craig Guildford, the Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police, for having banned Israeli... January 12, 2026 After Khamanei: What the Fall of Iran’s Regime Would Mean for the Region The fall of Iran’s Islamist regime would mark one of the most seismic shifts in Middle Eastern geopolitics since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that brought it to power. As massive protests grip the... January 12, 2026 UNRWA’s Pivot To Ankara Cements a Future for Hamas in Turkey A conduit for terrorism has found a new home. On January 8, the Commissioner-General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini met with... January 11, 2026 US military strikes Islamic State in Syria The US military launched a series of “large-scale strikes against multiple ISIS [Islamic State] targets across Syria,” on January 10, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. CENTCOM said... January 11, 2026 The Middle East’s Top Challenges in 2026 The new year in the Middle East has seen several slow-burning conflicts erupt. These include conflicts in Yemen and Syria, as well as internal protests in Iran. In addition, unresolved conflicts... January 11, 2026 Gaza militia claims to have killed 2 members of Hamas The Popular Forces said on January 6 that it killed two members of Hamas during an operation in the southern Gaza Strip. The killings underscore the continued presence and activity of the Popular... January 10, 2026 Aldrich Ames and the Enemy Within I had a friend, a Soviet-East Europe Division case officer in the Central Intelligence Agency who served in Moscow in the 1980s. He was extremely well-suited to operations behind the Iron Curtain: He had... January 9, 2026 The persistence of Israel’s ‘Periphery Doctrine’ Only Israel supports you.” These words, delivered in a tone by turns mocking and threatening, were addressed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the people of Iraqi Kurdistan following their... January 9, 2026 Russia uses new Oreshnik missile for second time in Ukraine Russia appears to have used its new “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) in Ukraine last night. It is Moscow’s second Oreshnik strike in the country, which the Russians likely intended... January 9, 2026 Trump’s Unexpected Opportunity Marching alongside a column of protesters through the city of Borujerd in western Iran, a middle-aged woman appeared unperturbed by the blood streaming down her chin. “I am not afraid,”... January 9, 2026 How Trump Makes Good on His Threat to Iran Excerpt ... January 9, 2026 Iranian Protests Escalate as Regime Shuts Down Internet Access Sweeping Blackouts as Protests Spread: An internet blackout imposed by Tehran’s ruling regime swept across Iran as mass protests entered their 13th day. The demonstrations have... January 9, 2026 Syria Risks a New War as Damascus Moves Against the Kurdish-Led SDF War looms amid intensifying clashes between government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the country’s second-largest city, Aleppo. On January 7, Syrian army units encircled... January 9, 2026 CCP Raids Churches, Arrests Hundreds of Christians in ‘China’s Jerusalem’ Chinese authorities conducted a massive raid on Christian faith groups days before Christmas in Wenzhou — known as “China’s Jerusalem” — detaining hundreds of worshipers. Many were from Yayang... January 9, 2026 The Islamic Republic Imports Its Terror Network To Kill Peaceful Protesters The main target of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance today is unarmed protesters. The Islamic Republic has reportedly tapped its terrorist proxies to suppress the country’s ongoing protest wave, bringing... January 8, 2026 What Does Xi Think About the Maduro Raid? Excerpt Your editorial “The ‘International Law’ Illusion” (Jan. 6) hints at some of the confusion about what the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro means for China. Jim Himes, the... January 8, 2026 Can Iran Hold the Line Against Its Protesters? Revolutionary regimes tend to forget the lessons of their own triumphs. As the original firebrands age, a new generation looks to tinker with the system, loosen its ideological strictures, and... January 8, 2026 ‘Far From Sufficient’: Israel Criticizes Lebanon’s Underwhelming Results in Disarming Hezbollah Israel Says Hezbollah Rearming at Alarming Speed: Israel’s Foreign Ministry stated on January 8 that Lebanese optimism regarding the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist... January 8, 2026 New Activity at Iranian Nuclear Site Shows Determination To Rebuild Program The United States and Israel may need to strike Iran again to keep nuclear weapons out of Tehran’s grasp. Construction is nearing the final stages at a former nuclear weapons site destroyed by Israel... January 8, 2026 Hamas, Red Cross search for last Gaza hostage’s body, IDF reports 14 ceasefire violations from December 19 to January 8 Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire in Gaza 14 times between December 19 and January 8, and 78 times since its implementation on October 10, 2025, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports. Hamas... January 8, 2026 China and Pakistan Increase Cooperation, Bring Taliban Into the Fold China and Pakistan are trying to bolster the Taliban’s global standing. Beijing and Islamabad released a joint statement on January 5 urging Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to curb attacks from affiliated... January 8, 2026 Russia Recruits Young Migrant Women from Latin America to Build Iranian Drones January 7, 2026 How the UK Is Undermining US Indo-Pacific Security While the world’s attention is on Venezuela and the Western Hemisphere, the British government is careening this week toward a colossal strategic blunder with significant implications for American... January 7, 2026 Syrian army besieges Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo following clashes Units of the Syrian army have surrounded the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh in Aleppo, marking the latest escalation after a series of clashes between Syrian... January 7, 2026 U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil After Lengthy Pursuit Tanker Boarded by U.S. Forces: The United States seized the Russian-flagged Bella 1 oil tanker on January 7 after a two-week pursuit across the Atlantic Ocean triggered by its violation... January 7, 2026 Israel-Syria Negotiations Show Promise, But Significant Obstacles Remain After months of rising tensions, Israel and Syria are back at the negotiating table in Paris. Syria’s state news agency reported that Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and intelligence chief Hussein... January 7, 2026 Turkey’s Strategic Support for the Maduro Regime Deserves Attention Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro long had a friend in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In addition to diplomatic cover, under the Turkish leader, the regime in Caracas received an economic lifeline... January 7, 2026 Iran’s New IRGC Deputy Chief Is Responsible for American, Iranian, and Israeli Deaths Ahmad Vahidi, a veteran of the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was named its deputy commander on December 31, 2025, by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The IRGC was established in 1979... January 7, 2026 China Wants To Switch Off Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure Chinese cyberattacks against Taiwan’s critical infrastructure have risen over the past year, according to Taiwan’s National Security Bureau’s (NSB) annual assessment. In its efforts to undermine... January 6, 2026 Iran’s brave protesters are fighting for freedom — here’s how Trump can help Iran is once again convulsed by mass protest — and this time, the ground beneath the ayatollahs seems to be genuinely cracking. The end of Tehran’s totalitarian repression and... January 6, 2026 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: December 29, 2025–January 4, 2026 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between December 29, 2025, and January 4, 2026. Israeli activities this week were concentrated exclusively... January 6, 2026 Israeli Foreign Minister Follows up Recognition of Somaliland With Historic Visit Latest Developments Sa’ar in Somaliland: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar traveled to Somaliland on January 6, the first official diplomatic visit since Israel recognized the East African... January 6, 2026 U.S. Sees Korea as Potential Key To Supporting Taiwan It looks like the United States Forces Korea (USFK) are getting a new mission without being relieved of any of their old responsibilities. On January 4, Nikkei Asia reported comments by the USFK commander... January 5, 2026 The US’ Syria Bet Just Turned Deadly The terrorist attack that killed two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Syria last month exposed dangerous flaws in US Syria policy that have festered since the Assad regime’s... January 5, 2026 Not for Gaza, but for Iran: Protesters reject regime’s global proxy wars For a week, the Islamic Republic has tried to tell itself, and the world, that the protests in Iran are merely about the price of the dollar. They are wrong. As the shutters rolled down in... January 5, 2026 Turkey’s extensive ties with Venezuela bolstered Maduro’s regime despite sanctions and criminal activity Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was an important external backer of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, providing diplomatic cover, economic engagement, and access to international markets... January 5, 2026 Iranian Regime Struggling To Survive as Protest Death Toll Rises Regime’s Options Limited: Iran is struggling to quell ongoing protests against the ruling Islamic regime as they entered their ninth consecutive day on January 5. According to...

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