Archives for January, 2026

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US imposes sanctions on Iran over crackdown on protesters

Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to receive letters of credence from newly appointed foreign ambassadors at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

Putin says the world is getting more dangerous but is silent on Maduro and Iran

Reuters

Mohseni Ejei is regarded as a notorious hardliner

Forced confession fears as Iran chief justice interrogates protesters

Agence France-Presse

US President Donald Trump said he would 'watch it and see' about military action over the crackdown on protesters

Russia, China unlikely to back Iran against US military threats

Agence France-Presse

Burnt vehicles lie on the road following unrest sparked by dire economic conditions, in a place given as Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2026, in this screengrab from Iran's state media broadcast footage. IRIB via WANA(West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Back from Iran, Pakistani students say they heard gunshots while confined to campus

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Ships move through the Suez Canal, in Ismalia, Egypt, July 31, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

Factbox-What are shipping companies' plans for return to Suez Canal?

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Commercial vessels, including oil tankers, wait at an anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Greece warns shipping fleet of risks after Black Sea drone attacks

Reuters

An Iranian rides his motorcycle near Azadi Square in Tehran, on June 14, 2025.

As Trump eyes possible Iran exit strategy, China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey push for restraint

Iran’s airspace has reopened after a brief closure as Trump softens rhetoric on military action, while authorities report a slowdown in anti-regime protests amid a nationwide internet blackout and a harsh crackdown.

Damascus has accused the SDF of preventing people from leaving

Syrians flee Kurdish-controlled area near Aleppo

Agence France-Presse

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey says it opposes military intervention in Iran, priority is avoiding destabilisation

Reuters

A Lufthansa plane moves on the tarmac at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, near Rome, Italy, September 23, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

European airlines continue to avoid Iran and Iraq despite airspace reopening

Reuters

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Syria's use of force against Kurdish-led SDF seems an option, Turkey says

Reuters

People attend a funeral procession, held by the Iranian government, for those said to be killed in recent protests, in Tehran, Iran, in this still image taken from a video released on January 14, 2026. IRAN PRESS/Handout via REUTERS

Iran protests show bitter schism among exiled opposition factions

Reuters

A view of a street in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen April 7 2022. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Saudi Arabia pledges $500 million Yemen development after UAE withdrawal

Reuters

A Turkish fighter jet flies over the town of Hassa on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province, Turkey January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Turkey to deploy jets to Estonia, Romania under NATO air policing missions

Reuters

The protests in Iran have posed the greatest challenge to the Islamic republic since 1979

US says Iran halts executions as Gulf allies pull Trump back from strike

Agence France-Presse