🇮🇱⚡- Benny Gantz announces his party, Kahol Lavan, are open to forming a coalition with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud next election if need be.

🇬🇧⚡️- Some of Boris Johnson's most loyal supporters and Cabinet members, who defended his actions during Covid alongside his immigration and social agenda, are now members of Reform UK.

This list includes Nadhim Zahawi, Andrea Jenkyns, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Jake Berry, and Lee Anderson.

🇷🇺⚡- Reports emerging from Russia now claim Ramazan Kadyrov was poisoned in Moscow, suffers from kidney failure, and has now slipped into a coma.

There are rumors that his sons are in contention to succeed him in the event of his death. - The Daily Express.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America. This Order is final and conclusive. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP." - President Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Protests across Iran are escalating.

US should depart Iran by land to Armenia or Turkey. US-Iranian dual nationals must exit Iran on Iranian passports. The Iranian government does not recognize dual nationality and will treat US-Iranian dual nationals solely as Iranian citizens.

US nationals are at significant risk of questioning, arrest, and detention in Iran. Showing a US passport or demonstrating connections to the United States can be reason enough for Iranian authorities to detain someone," - US Virtual Embassy in Tehran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: "US citizens should leave Iran now," - US Virtual Embassy in Tehran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "US citizens must have a plan for departing Iran that does not rely on US government help.

If you cannot leave, find a secure location within your residence or another safe building. Have a supply of food, water, medications, and other essential items.

Avoid demonstrations, keep a low profile, and stay aware of your surroundings," - US Virtual Embassy in Tehran.

🇸🇾🇮🇶⚡- Syrian media reports the Syrian SDF received military shipments from Iraqi Kurdistan.

‼️🇸🇾 Heavy clashes between the Syrian Arab Army and the SDF militia in the village of Al-Mardud in the countryside of Tal Abyad, north of Raqqa.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- President Trump is likely to strike Iran, according to Axios.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Trump briefed late on Monday for wide array of military options for Iran, as well as cyber and psychological options," - CBS.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "The Trump administration is committed to protecting the free flow of information for the Iranian people," - CNN citing the US State Department.

🇮🇷⚡️- Iran is hunting down people using Starlink and confiscating terminals, all while jamming signals. - WSJ.

🇮🇷⚡️- Mobile phones in Iran are now able to make international phone calls, showing signs the government is turning the internet back on. - AP.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "American weapons and explosives equipment were seized from the possession of terrorist cells during the riots," - Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Terrorist cells, supported by Israel, entered Iran from the east [Pakistan], in Zahedan.

The terrorist cells planned assassination and sabotage operations of infrastructure during the riots. They possessed Israeli and American weapons," - Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.

🇸🇾⚡- BREAKING: The Syrian government has declared the entire Dayr Hafr direction, SDF-controlled Syria, a 'closed military zone'. Damascus has issued the SDF an evacuation order, to withdraw east of the Euphrates river.

The Syrian government claims the SDF have used the area as a launch pad for Iranian drones, attacking the Aleppo region.

🇦🇺⚡️- Australia's Labor Party will introduce the "Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill" by the end of the month in the Australian Parliament.

The law aims to severely punish hate speech following the Bondi terror attack. Numerous opposition MPs and public figures have called it a "threat to legitimate dissent" (MS Now article on Jan 11th).

Per The Guardian, it will be illegal to publicly promote or incite hatred, or disseminate ideas of superiority or hatred towards another person or group of people based on their race, color, or national or ethnic origin.
The Bill also includes visa cancellations alongside serious offences for hate preachers, increased penalties for hate crimes, a new "racial vilification offence", introduction of a new listing for prohibited hate groups, at a lower threshold than the terror group listing, as well as introduced provisions to establish the biggest gun buyback program since the Port Arthur massacre.

The "Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill" is largely expected to pass.

🇷🇺🇰🇿⚡- BREAKING: Two Russian tankers were struck by drones at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, CPC, terminal's single point moorings, SPM.

The first Russian tanker, DELTA HARMONY, was preparing to load Tengizchevroil's crude, while the second, MATILDA, was expected to load Karachaganak's oil.

This marks the first time Russian tankers have been targeted in the Caspian Sea, and Kazakhstan's water-spaces.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- "The security forces were dispatched to the Ad-Dhahiriya area following a report regarding armed suspects impersonating IDF soldiers and robbing shops in the area.

The forces are currently conducting a pursuit of the suspects.

The IDF emphasizes that these were not IDF soldiers." - Israel Defence Force Spokesperson