Amid intensifying crackdowns on protesters in Iran, US President Donald Trump has cancelled all scheduled meetings with Iranian officials, citing the ongoing violence against demonstrators. On Tuesday, 13 January, he directly addressed the Iranian people, pledging assistance and encouraging sustained protest. Speaking to Iranians via his social media platform Truth Social, Trump urged, “Patriotic Iranians, […]

Tehran, 13 January 2026 — Iran is currently engulfed in one of the most severe domestic crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with government sources claiming that nearly 2,000 people have died in ongoing protests. On Tuesday, an Iranian official told Reuters that “terrorists” were responsible for the deaths of both civilians and security personnel. […]

In a dramatic escalation of Sudan’s ongoing conflict, a drone attack on a military base in the south-eastern city of Sinja has left at least 27 people dead, according to Sudanese sources. The attack, carried out by the country’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), targeted senior military officials as well as their security teams and […]