Starlink

Iran’s Nationwide Starlink Shutdown Redefines Information Warfare, Proving Satellite Internet Is No Longer Beyond State Control

Iran’s decision to cripple Starlink satellite internet nationwide has emerged as a watershed moment in modern information warfare, fundamentally reshaping assumptions about the resilience of space-based communications. Iranian digital-rights expert Amir Rashidi, Director of Digital Rights and Security at the...
Iran Protests

Iran Plunges Into Nationwide Unrest as Currency Collapse and Reza Pahlavi’s Call Ignite Largest Regime-Change Protests Since 1979

Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar, long regarded as a political and economic barometer of the Islamic Republic, became the epicentre of renewed unrest in late December as merchants staged protests against Iran’s theocratic rulers over the sharp collapse of the national...
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Iran’s Mass Demonstrations Evolve from Economic Grievances to Direct Challenge to Clerical Rule

Over two weeks of protests in Iran have escalated into the most serious challenge to the country’s theocratic leadership in years, yet analysts caution that it is too early to predict the immediate collapse of the Islamic Republic. While demonstrations...
Iran Protests

Rights Group Says 500+ Dead in Iran Protests; Trump Warns of Strong Options if Violence Continues

Iran has killed more than 500 people during ongoing nationwide protests, a US-based rights group reported on Sunday, as Tehran warned it could target US military bases if President Donald Trump acts on threats to intervene. Trump said on Sunday...
Missiles on Strait: Iran Deploys Missile Systems to Disputed Persian Gulf Islands, Defiant Stance Amid Rising Tensions

Iran Stark Warning: Any U.S. Military Action During Protests Will Be Met with Strikes on Bases, Shipping, and Israeli Targets

Iran issued a direct warning on Sunday that it would target U.S. military assets, commercial shipping, and Israel if the United States carries out any military action during the nationwide protests currently gripping the country. The statement came from Iranian...
Iran Protests

Iran Protests Escalate: ‘Mass Killing’ in Iran Protests as Tehran Threatens US Military Bases Amid Trump’s Intervention Warnings

Unrest across Iran has claimed the lives of more than 500 people, according to a US-based rights group, as Tehran warned it could target American military bases if President Donald Trump acts on his repeated threats to intervene in support...
USS Gerald R. Ford

U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Absent from Middle East Amid Iranian Unrest, Raising Strategic Concerns

As of January 5, 2026, the absence of United States Navy carrier strike groups from the Middle East represents a structurally significant inflection point in American power projection, according to the authoritative USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker. This operational...
Iran Protests

Iran Protests Escalate Nationwide as Demonstrators Defy Deadly Crackdown, Internet Blackout, and Threats of Execution

Demonstrators across Iran have continued to defy an intensifying crackdown by authorities, pouring into the streets despite an expanding security response, an almost total internet shutdown, and explicit threats of harsh punishment from senior officials. The protests, now among the...
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South Africa Launches “Will for Peace 2026” Naval Drills with Russia, China and Iran in Territorial Waters

Multinational naval exercises titled “Will for Peace 2026” officially commenced on January 10 in South Africa’s territorial waters, marking a new phase of maritime cooperation among a diverse group of participating states. The start of the drills was confirmed by...
Iran Protests

Trump Stern Warning to Iran as Nationwide Protests Escalate and Authorities Cut Internet Access to Curb Unrest

US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Friday, as widespread anti-government protests continued across the country and authorities imposed an internet blackout to contain the unrest. The demonstrations, which began on December 28, have intensified, with...
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