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January 28, 2026 Trump’s noose tightens on Iran — here’s what must come next Nobody can say President Donald Trump didn’t give Tehran a chance. Even at the11th hour, with massive military assets pouring into the Middle East after Iran’s brutal attacks on its own protesting... January 28, 2026 Iran Fuels Repression in Myanmar Fuel shipments linked to Iran are helping Myanmar’s military regime to intensify air strikes on civilians trapped in the civil war that has raged since it seized power in a coup five years ago. According... January 28, 2026 Trump calls for Iraq to reject Maliki as prime minister, Maliki denounces US ‘interference’ On January 28, former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wrote on X that he rejected “blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs” after US President Donald Trump wrote on... January 28, 2026 Russian military launches recruitment drive for drone units The Russian military has launched a recruitment drive to fill its Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), placing greater-than-usual emphasis on candidate quality. This campaign reflects the key role drones have... January 28, 2026 Qatar Is Pushing for ‘Social Justice’ Lessons and Arabic Classes in US K-12 Schools Foreign rulers should not have a say in what children learn in our nation’s K-12 schools, which is why we should be alarmed by the state of Qatar’s under-the-radar activities in American primary and... January 28, 2026 Iran Protests Highlight South Africa’s Broken Moral Compass ... January 28, 2026 ‘Next Attack Will Be Far Worse’: Trump Threatens Iran as Regime Denies Negotiations With Washington Latest Developments Trump Issues New Threats: President Donald Trump issued a renewed threat to Iran’s rulers on January 28, warning the Islamic Republic to “come to the [negotiating] table”... January 28, 2026 Russian troops begin evacuating from northern Syria Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa made his second visit to Moscow in four months on January 28, even as Russia is withdrawing its forces from the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria. Moscow... January 28, 2026 Iran’s Executions Have Not Stopped Iranians are dying in their thousands, but the anti-regime movement endures nonetheless. The death toll from the latest protest wave is now estimated to have surpassed 36,000. Although the massacre... January 28, 2026 Iran and its proxies threaten retaliation against US and Israel amid US military buildup Tehran and its regional proxies are escalating threats against the United States and Israel as Washington moves additional naval forces into the Middle East. The US military buildup follows US President... January 28, 2026 Two Bad Apples Threaten to Spoil the Gaza Board of Peace Excerpt ... January 28, 2026 The new Greenland deal Readers of a certain age will recall the late, great Tina Turner introducing her iconic performances of “Proud Mary” by informing her audience: “We never, ever do nothing nice and easy. We always... January 28, 2026 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act: Revisions to Reporting Requirements January 27, 2026 Hezbollah: We will not remain neutral if Islamic Republic endangered Hezbollah is arguably the Islamic Republic of Iran’s primary and central extension, having described itself as such in the 1985 Open Letter, the group’s founding and constitutional document. As... January 27, 2026 U.S. Launches Effort To Address Christian Persecution in Nigeria The Trump administration has launched an effort to help protect Nigerian Christians. In response to escalating attacks by armed Islamists, Washington established a joint working group to offer American... January 27, 2026 Israeli forces recover body of last hostage held in Gaza On January 26, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered and identified the body of Ran Gvili, an Israeli police sergeant who was the last hostage held in Gaza. The IDF had been searching for... January 27, 2026 U.S. Cannot Allow Hamas Terrorists To Integrate Into New Palestinian Government in Gaza The U.S.-crafted plan for Gaza may yet produce the opposite of its intended effect, by allowing Hamas to retain large parts of its arsenal under a different guise. Reutersreported on January... January 27, 2026 Why Iranians Support Reza Pahlavi Excerpt ... January 26, 2026 Israel’s hostage agony finally ends — but its Gaza mission is far from over On Monday, the recovery of the body of Israeli Master Sgt. Ran Gvili — the last remaining hostage held in Gaza — marked a defining moment in its war against Hamas. It fulfilled a sacred... January 26, 2026 Remains of Ran Gvili, Last Hostage in Gaza, Returned to Israel Latest Developments No Hostages in Gaza: The remains of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the final hostage held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, were returned to Israel on January 26, marking the first time since... January 26, 2026 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: January 19–25, 2026 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between January 19 and January 25, 2026. Israeli activities last week were intense, particularly on Sunday.... January 26, 2026 Why Is Saudi Arabia Abandoning Peace? Saudi Arabia is undergoing a major regional realignment, abandoning the pursuit of an integrated Middle East with a thriving knowledge economy and dusting off the kingdom’s old rhetoric against Zionism... January 26, 2026 Iranian Influence Operation Floods X With Anti-Protest Messaging Following weeks of intense protests against the ruling regime across Iran’s 31 provinces, Tehran is continuing to flood social media with bots, turning social media into a tool of domestic repression.... January 26, 2026 Treasury Sanctions a Hamas-Supporting Nonprofit With Ties to South Africa “The South African government does not have any relationship with Hamas.” The South African ambassador to Qatar, Ghulam Hoosein Asmal, made this claim in 2024 despite having met with a delegation from... January 25, 2026 Canada must unequivocally support regime change in Iran There’s a blackout affecting countless Iranians. No, not the internet blackout in the Islamic Republic, which has shut down the web across the country as millions of protesters swarm the streets. It’s... January 23, 2026 IDF details role and methods of Hezbollah’s local liaison operatives On January 21, at 10:47 am, an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle on the Bazouriyeh-Burj Shemali Road, east of the city of Tyre, in the South Lebanon Governorate’s Tyre District. The location of the... January 23, 2026 Newly Signed Deal Offers Pathway for Chinese Company ByteDance Into TikTok’s New U.S. Operation After several years of courtroom wrangling, the social media app TikTok will remain active in the United States despite its continued ties to China. On January 22, ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent... January 23, 2026 Peace for Land, Not Land for Peace “Land for peace,” the mantra since Camp David, has brought the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to a dead end, with Palestinian militias remaining active despite the promise of statehood. It’s now time to reverse this broken policy into “peace for land,” where Palestinian acceptance of Zionism earns them territory to govern themselves. A version of this model is being tested in Gaza as part of President Trump’s peace plan. Its success is imperative. Its failure risks more of the same. January 23, 2026 All of a sudden, Putin is willing to throw Iran under the bus Excerpt On Thursday, President Trump warned Iran that a US naval “armada” was heading toward the Gulf. Russia’s MFA, meanwhile, has advised against travel to Iran. As Washington hints that strikes... January 23, 2026 Russian Businesses Adopt ‘Tactical Poverty’ Measures, Signaling Growing Economic Stress “Tactical poverty” is what Russians are calling the belt-tightening measures Russian companies have been compelled to impose amid poor economic indicators for 2026. According to the Russian business... January 23, 2026 ‘Completely False’: Tehran’s Top Prosecutor Denies 800 Executions Were Halted After Trump Intervention Iranian Prosecutor Denies U.S. Claim to Have Prevented 800 Hangings: Iran’s top prosecutor, Mohammad Movahedi, vehemently denied President Donald Trump’s claim that his threats... January 23, 2026 Don’t forget Iran! The pace and range of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy initiatives is simply dizzying. In keeping with Trump’s keen sense of drama, honed through his years spent in television, observers... January 22, 2026 U.S. Must Apply Greater Pressure on Russia To Achieve Peace in Ukraine Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22 shortly before U.S. officials flew to Moscow for another sit-down with Russian President Vladimir... January 22, 2026 Transfer of ISIS Prisoners To Iraq Exposes Fragile Nature of Ceasefire in Syria As northeastern Syria reels from the Syrian government’s offensive into areas held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), detained Islamic State (ISIS) fighters are being transferred to Iraq... January 22, 2026 Trump Administration Should Be Wary of Granting Qatar and Turkey Executive Power in Gaza President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is off the ground, and the first test of its capabilities is to maintain a shaky ceasefire in Gaza. The board, launched on January 16 and further outlined by... January 22, 2026 US Treasury sanctions entities for supporting Hamas The United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on January 21 that it sanctioned a network of organizations it says are covertly controlled by Hamas. The... January 22, 2026 Over the Barrel of a Gun: Syria’s Deal With the SDF “Our Kurdish people, descendants of Saladin, beware of believing claims that we seek harm against you,” Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in a televised address on January 16 to Syria’s... January 22, 2026 As Gaza ceasefire plan progresses, IDF reports Palestinian terrorists violate first phase 11 times from January 9 to 22 On January 16, US President Donald Trump officially established an international Board of Peace, which the White House states aims to support Gaza as it “transitions from conflict to peace... January 21, 2026 The mission behind Trump’s Board of Peace is simple — and critics keep getting it wrong President Trump is making big moves the world over. From nabbing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to threatening the conquest of Greenland to pushing for a Ukraine-Russia cease-fire,... January 21, 2026 Erdogan chooses the ayatollahs over the Iranian people While Iranian protesters are being beaten, imprisoned, and killed by the Islamic Republic, Turkey’s government is busy running diplomatic interference for the mullahs. Ankara’s... January 21, 2026 Embedded Threats January 21, 2026 US withdraws from Iraqi airbase, transfers Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq US forces left Iraq’s Ain al Assad Airbase in Iraq’s Al Anbar Governorate, according to Iraq’s Defense Ministry, CNN reported on January 19. The redeployment of forces away from the large... January 21, 2026 China May Have Accessed U.S. Supercomputing Resources To Fuel Its Military Modernization Efforts The United States may have inadvertently paid for China’s nuclear weapons research. On January 15, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), chairman of the China Select Committee, sent a letter to the National... January 21, 2026 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: January 12–18, 2026 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between January 12 and January 18. Israeli operations last week were significantly less intense than in... January 21, 2026 The enemies of America’s enemies Iran, Venezuela, and Ukraine are very different countries, but most Iranians, Venezuelans and Ukrainians want the same thing: to not be ruled by tyrants. They look to America for support – which... January 20, 2026 China Faces Trump’s Radical Use of Power Excerpt U.S. President Donald Trump is not the isolationist he was made out to be. Over the past year, he has greenlit a special forces operation to remove... January 20, 2026 Israel Won the War, So Why Is the Muslim Brotherhood Winning the Peace? The new regional order taking shape appears to be a haunting inversion of the post-9/11 era. At the time, the U.S. smashed Sunni powers, the Taliban and Saddam Hussein, incidentally empowering Iran and... January 20, 2026 Preventing Houthi Rearmament Now Can Avert a Costly Future Confrontation Washington isn’t taking its eye off the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. On January 16, the Treasury Department designated elements of the Houthis’ smuggling and financial networks, including... January 20, 2026 Syrian Offensive Against Kurdish-Led SDF Risks Escape of ISIS Prisoners The ongoing conflict between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) risks unleashing tens of thousands of ISIS-linked detainees, reviving a threat that the United States and the SDF... January 20, 2026 ‘Part of a Negotiation’: Trump Advisors Seek To Calm European Leaders Over President’s Greenland Statements Advisors Seek To Alleviate International Concerns: Advisors to President Donald Trump on January 20 sounded a more conciliatory note amid the escalating dispute between Washington...

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