BIG: Iran has warned U.S. allies in the Middle East that it will strike U.S. bases on their soil if United States attacks Iran.

Source: Reuters

NEW: Some personnel were advised to leave the U.S. military’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar by Wednesday evening.

Source: Reuters

Chinese authorities have told domestic firms to stop using certain U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software, citing national security risks.

Affected companies include U.S. firms VMware, Palo Alto Networks, and Fortinet, as well as Israel’s Check Point Software Technologies.

Source: Reuters

Iran’s warning was sent to countries including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, and Qatar.

Source: Reuters

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke twice by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi within 24 hours.

NEW: Indian Embassy in Tehran asks its nationals to leave Iran.

The Israeli Prime Minister’s aircraft, Wing of Zion, has departed from Israel.

Wing of Zion took off on a training flight.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

Reza Pahlavi:

We have had more casualties in the last two days. Four times the number of people who were dead as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attack.

12,000 plus. That’s what we get so far. It might be more.

Source: Fox News

Canada Looks East to Hedge U.S. Dependence Amid Strained Ties

Mark Carney is visiting Beijing this week for Canada’s highest-level China talks in nearly a decade, including a meeting with Xi Jinping.

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

When the United States begins to act while ignoring all the norms that it itself promoted, it leads one to conclude that our American colleagues are unreliable.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

When the United States resorts to unfair competition methods, it indicates that the U.S. competitive position is deteriorating.

Ursula von der Leyen:

Greenland belongs to its people, so it is up to Denmark and Greenland—and only them—to decide on matters that concern Denmark and Greenland.

Ursula von der Leyen:

Greenland is part of NATO...

Ursula von der Leyen:

Greenlanders can count on us.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap election, likely on Feb. 8, a ruling party official said.

Source: Reuters

Uganda Cuts Internet Ahead of Election, Ordering Rights Groups to Halt Operation

Uganda shut down the internet 48 hours before elections as President Yoweri Museveni seeks a 7th term.

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Trump:

The United States needs Greenland for National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it.

If we don’t, Russia or China will—and that is not going to happen.

Without the vast power of the United States, NATO would not be an effective force or deterrent—not even close.

NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the United States.

Anything less than that is unacceptable.

A 53-minute interview with Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa was not aired because it was seen as effectively a “declaration of war” against the SDF.

The channel’s director said al-Sharaa was "clearly fed up with the SDF and Mazlum Abdi":

Whenever I tried to draw out a message of calm, he increased the attack on the SDF.

I discovered that President Al-Sharaa was fed up with the SDF, fed up with General Mazloum Abdi, and will not give him another chance.

This interview is tantamount to a final warning.

“In one Syrian state, I will not accept armed organizations other than the Syrian Army,” al-Sharaa said.

Trump administration has been given a detailed hit list of Iranian military targets as Trump weighs a possible strike on Iran.

A U.S.-based group handed the White House a 50-target dossier, including exact coordinates of the IRGC’s Tharallah Headquarters in Tehran — described as the regime’s command center for crushing protests.

The list also maps regional sub-headquarters and 23 IRGC-Basij bases across Tehran.

Source: Daily Mail

French President Macron:

We do not underestimate the declarations on Greenland.

If the sovereignty of a European country and ally were to be affected, the knock-on effects would be unprecedented.

France is monitoring the situation with the greatest attention and will align its action in full solidarity with Denmark and its sovereignty.