🇮🇱🤝🇮🇷❌🇮🇷 — Israel declares its support for the ongoing Iranian protests and for overthrowing the Islamic Republic of Iran:

All eyes are on Iran.
You are not alone.

🇸🇾💥 — Initial reports of a suicide bombing targeting Syrian security forces in Aleppo, Syria.

🇸🇾💥 — One death and several injuries after a suicide bomber targeted a police patrol in the Bab al-Faraj area of Aleppo, Syria.

🇸🇾💥 — Syrian government confirms one death and one serious injury among the Syrian security forces.

🇺🇸 — U.S. National Guard withdraws from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, due to an alleged "great reduction" in crime.

🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack underway, primarily against Moscow and Crimea.

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇻🇪 — There is no truth to reports that ten F-22s flew to Puerto Rico earlier today.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Anti-Israel Florida governor candidate James Fishback is demanding Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins release a full transcript of his meeting today with Benjamin Netanyahu. Jay Collins is expected to run against James Fishback in the 2026 Florida Gubernational Republican primary.

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🇦🇪🤝🇮🇱🇸🇴 — Following Israel's lead, the United Arab Emirates has discreetly recognised Somaliland; "Somalilandi" passports are being accepted at the UAE's visa application website.

🇺🇸❌🇻🇪 — Remnant of a MQ-9 Reaper-launched Hellfire missile found at Alta Guajira, site of a covert CIA attack on Venezuelan territory. Physical confirmation that an attack indeed took place.

🇮🇷⚡️ — OVERVIEW: A map from Faytuks Network shows the status of protests across Iran.

— Red marks protests ongoing from before 01/01/2026.
— Orange marks protests that began on 01/01/2026.

🇷🇺🇷🇺 — Ramzan Kadyrov was hospitalized on December 24 and reportedly required doctors to resuscitate him. He has not made any appearances since his sudden collapse in health.