🇺🇸🇸🇦🇮🇷❗️ — A U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy strategic airlifter arrived at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia after departing from Prestwick Airport in the United Kingdom.

▶️The aircraft is reportedly transporting air defense equipment as part of ongoing military logistics and regional reinforcement efforts.

🇺🇸🇺🇸❌🇮🇷❗️ — BREAKING: According to Channel 13, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group has entered the Middle East and is now operating within the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility.

🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇮🇷❗️ — URGENT: The United States is expected to deploy an additional THAAD missile defense battery to Israel in the coming days, reinforcing the country’s air defense network.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷❗️ — According to Al Arabiya English, the U.S. Air Force is set to launch a multi-day readiness drill across the Middle East aimed at showcasing its capacity to rapidly deploy, disperse, and maintain combat aircraft throughout the region.

▶️The exercise is intended to demonstrate sustained operational capability and reinforce regional deterrence.

🇮🇷🤝🇾🇪❌🇺🇸❗️ — The Houthi group released a new video threatening to restart their attacks against commercial shipping in the Bab al-Mandab strait.

▶️ Any U.S. or Israeli attack could involve Iran's proxies, although the extent of their possible involvement is not clear yet.

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸❗️ — One of the three 'Tariq' class submarines that Iran possesses is set to be deployed in the Persian Gulf.

▶️ The 'Tariq' were designed by the Soviet Union and acquired by Iran in the 90s. They form the backbone of the Iranian submarine forces.

🇮🇷🇮🇶❌🇺🇸🇮🇱❗️🇮🇶 — The Iranian-backed, Iraqui-based militia Kata'eb Hezbollah called upon all its "mujahideen brothers" to "prepare for a comprehensive war in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran" amid escalating tensions with Israel and the U.S.


🇮🇶 Full statement:

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

(And fight the polytheists collectively as they fight you collectively. And know that God is with the righteous.)

We address our call to our mujahideen brothers in the east and west of the earth, and to all whose hearts are filled with faith and who love God and His Messenger, and who are certain that glory belongs to God, His Messenger, and the believers, and to all who refuse to allow the forces of disbelief and hypocrisy to prevail over the people of faith and justice; we call upon them to prepare for a comprehensive war in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the fortress and pride of the nation, which has stood for more than four decades alongside the oppressed and all the just causes of the nation of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), without regard to sect, color, or race.

Where today the forces of darkness, the Zionists and their henchmen, gather to try to subjugate it, indeed to destroy it and obliterate all moral and ethical principles on the face of the earth. While we emphasize the necessity of supporting it from the forces of the axis and assisting it in any way possible, we affirm to the enemies that the war on the Republic will not be a picnic; rather, you will taste the bitterest forms of death, and nothing will remain of you in our region. (And We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve.)

We say to our dear mujahideen brothers to prepare themselves on the ground for this, and to settle themselves for one of two noble outcomes, especially if the esteemed religious authorities declare jihad to wage this holy war, with all its associated rulings or acts of jihad that rise to the level of martyrdom operations, in defense of the people of Islam and its community, (So fight the leaders of disbelief, for indeed, they have no oaths).

(Peace, a word from a Merciful Lord).

Secretary-General of the Kataib Hezbollah
Hajj Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi
January 25, 2026

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇯🇴🇶🇦🇦🇪❗️ — The deployment of U.S. and allied forces in the Middle East, as mapped by netcitizens on X.

▶️ The most notable build-ups are in Israel, Jordan, Qatar and the UAE.

▶️ The location of tanker aircraft close to the Mediterranean (in Spain and the UK) suggests the U.S. could employ B-2 bombers taking off form the East coast, as during the 12-day war.

🇺🇸🇨🇦❌🇨🇳❗️📊 — Canadian PM Mark Carney reportedly said he no longer intends to sign a trade deal with China.

▶️ The remark comes after Trump threatened 100% tariffs on its northern neighbor if a deal was signed.

🇧🇷❗️⚡️ — At least 30 people were injured, with 8 of them on "unstable condition", after being struck by lighting during a pro-Bolsonaro protest in Brasilia.

▶️ This was the latest in a series of protests called by Nikolas Ferreira to demand the liberation of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.

🇺🇸 — The Minnesota National Guard is handing out coffee and donuts in Minneapolis, in an effort to regain the trust of their citizens and show support after the killing of Alex Pretti.

🇺🇸🔑❌🐘❗️ — Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reports "extreme frustration" among officials in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) due to the claims and narratives pushed by higher-ups after the shooting in Minneapolis.

▶️ DHS senior officials reportedly believe that the messaging in the aftermath of the shooting has been catastrophic to both the PR and morale of the department.

▶️ It's also reported that DHS officials "have serious hesitations about the way it [the deportation agenda] is being carried out and the messaging that comes with it".

📰 Full statement:

NEW: Since yesterday's deadly shooting in MN, I've talked to more than half a dozen federal sources involved immigration enforcement, including several in senior positions, who all tell me they have grown increasingly uneasy & frustrated w/ some of the claims & narratives DHS pushed in the aftermath of the shooting.

Specifically, I'm told there is extreme frustration with DHS officials going on TV and putting out statements claiming that Alex Pretti was intending to conduct a "massacre" of federal agents or wanted to carry out "maximum damage", even after numerous videos appeared to show those claims were inaccurate. While they say it was a terrible decision to show up with a gun and inject himself into a federal law enforcement operation, there is no indication Pretti was there to murder law enforcement, as videos appear to show he never drew his holstered firearm.

These sources say this messaging from DHS officials has been catastrophic from a PR and morale perspective, as it is eroding trust and credibility - comparing it to when Democrats falsely claimed the border was closed or that Haitians were being whipped at the border.

Some of these sources have described DHS’ response to the shooting as “a case study on how not to do crisis PR”, one said they are so “fed up” that they wish they could retire, another said “DHS is making the situation worse”, and another added that “DHS is wrong” and “we are losing this war, we are losing the base and the narrative."

These sources all believe this is going to end up being what they call a “bad shoot”, a “shitty” situation that happened in seconds where agents likely heard “gun!”, then the disarmed firearm may have had an accidental discharge that spooked the agents, and they shot. The agents do not have the luxury of multiple slow motion angles - and had to make split second decisions.

All of the sources support the mass deportation agenda, but have serious hesitations about the way it is being carried out and the messaging that comes with it. Many of the sources have expressed frustration that ICE is routinely blamed for the actions of Border Patrol, a completely separate agency.

I reached out to DHS for comment on concerns that their rhetoric and comments have damaged their credibility.

DHS provided the following statement to @FoxNews:

“We have seen a highly coordinated campaign of violence against our law enforcement. This individual committed a federal crime while armed as he obstructed an active law enforcement operation. As with any situation that is evolving, we work to give swift, accurate information to the American people as more information becomes available."

📱 Bill Melugin

🇸🇾🏳️❌🇸🇾🇸🇾❗️ — The Kurdish SDF report intense clashes with Syrian government forces in Kharab Ashk, southeast of Kobani, despite the ceasefire.

▶️ The SDF also report an intense artillery barrage against their positions, assisted by Turkish drones.

🇸🇾 SDF Press

🇮🇷🇮🇷🚫🇮🇱❗️ — According to Maariv, Iran has around 1,500 ballistic missiles but only a limited number of launchers, meaning it cannot fire all of them at once.

🇷🇺🇲🇱❌🏴❗️ — BREAKING: JNIM says it carried out an attack on a joint convoy of the Malian Army and Russian forces using two explosive devices along the road between Douentza and Boni in central Mali.

▶️The group claims the blasts targeted military vehicles traveling through the area.

🇷🇺🐧❌🇺🇦 — A Russian soldier disguised as a penguin got lost in the snowy steppes of Ukraine and was killed.

🇷🇺🚫🇸🇾🇸🇾❗️ — Russian troops have reportedly begun withdrawing from Qamishli Airport in northeast Syria, an area currently under SDF control.

▶️The move may be linked to concerns that Kurdish front lines could weaken or collapse, prompting a repositioning of personnel and equipment.

🇺🇸🇷🇴❗️⚡️ — The United States will soon deploy an armored unit equipped with Abrams main battle tanks to Romania, according to Romania’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad.

🇮🇹🇪🇺❌🇮🇷🇮🇷❗️ — BREAKING: Italy is set to push for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union.

▶️The proposal is expected to be raised during a meeting of the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday.

🇮🇷🇮🇷🪖❗️ — Iran’s IRGC deploys anti-ship missiles along Persian Gulf coast, navy on full alert