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A senior U.S. official said in a briefing with reporters that the Trump administration "is open for business" when it comes to negotiations with Iran. "If they want to talk, and they know our terms, we are open to have a conversation", the U.S. official said

Trump to Axios: We have a big armada next to Iran. Bigger than Venezuela

Trump tells Axios the Iran situation is "in flux," saying he sent a "big armada" to the region but believes Tehran wants a deal. A U.S. strike remains on the table, sources say

U.S. officials say any deal with Iran would require removal of enriched uranium, limits on long-range missiles, an end to proxy support, and a ban on independent enrichment. Tehran has not agreed - Axios

The UK advises against travel to some areas of Iraq, including parts within 5km of the borders with Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Turkey

Qassem said Hezbollah will not remain "neutral" should Iran come under a new attack, but added it would choose whether to intervene at appropriate time. "We will choose at that time how to act but we are not neutral," warning "a war on Iran this time will ignite the region

UAE says it won’t allow its airspace, territory, or waters to be used in any “hostile military actions against Iran” and that it won’t provide any logistical support either

Italian Foreign Minister: We will support, during Thursday's meetings, imposing sanctions on those responsible for the "massacre" during the recent protests in Iran.

Based on the track of US Navy CMV-22B from the USS Abraham Lincoln at ~0800z this morning, the carrier strike group is very close to being within striking distance of Iran

Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq calls for preparations for what it described as a total war in support of Iran.

Iran’s state-run Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization has released a propaganda video that purports to simulate how Iran’s Fattah ballistic missile could split the USS Abraham Lincoln in two in a potential conflict with the US, as the carrier strike group enters Mideast

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the CENTCOM area

Amid Iran tensions, IndiGo has cancelled its flights to and from Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent, and Baku until January 28, according to the Times of India. Air India is evaluating whether to continue flying over eastern Iran

Iran suspends all VFR flights nationwide for 3 months, according to a new NOTAM. These are flights that rely on visual navigation

Israeli intelligence has presented evidence to the US that the Iranian regime has been "quietly" executing protesters, according to Israel Hayom

The commander of the Iranian army's ground forces: We will defend Iran to the "last drop of blood".

Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy released tonight says Iran appears intent on reconstituting its conventional military forces and its leaders have left open possibility that they may try again to obtain a nuclear weapon

Israeli Channel 12: Air France decides to postpone its decision regarding the cancellation of its flights to Ben Gurion Airport until Saturday morning.

Official source: USS Lincoln carrier strike group NOT yet in CENTCOM AOR, and has not crossed the line of demarcation from INDOPACOM to CENTCOM in the Indian Ocean. This means that the USS Lincoln is NOT yet in the Gulf of Oman within striking distance of Iran. It will be days, if not a week, before the aircraft carrier strike group will be on station, based on distances involved and speed of strike group from open source information.

Turkish Foreign Minister: There are signs that Israel still wants to attack Iran

Several airlines, including Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, and Swiss have canceled their Saturday flights to the Middle East including Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. United Airways & Air Canada also cancel flights to Israel amid fears of a U.S. strike on Iran

IRGC Aerospace Force Commander: Trump talks too much; He'll have his response on the battlefield

New Treasury sanctions targeting Iran's shadow fleet

A UN fact-finding mission: Credible information indicates that the death toll among protesters in Iran is much higher than government figures.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Thousands killed in Iran's crackdown on protests, including children

A magnitude 5 earthquake shook the area around Bandar-e-Maqam in Hormozgan

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 56 km SE of Mohr, Iran

Iranian human rights organizations: The death toll from the protests in Iran has exceeded 5,000 people.

Turkish Presidency: Erdogan discussed developments in Iran with President Pezeshkian in a phone call

Zelensky on Iran in Davos: By the time politician started forming a position, the Ayatollah has already killed thousands. If the regime survives, it sends a clear signal to every bully: kill enough people and you stay in power. “There was so much talk about the protests in Iran, but they drowned in blood. The world has not helped enough, the Iranian people and its true. It has stood aside . By the time politicians came back to work and started forming a position, the Ayatollah has already killed thousands. And what will Iran become after this bloodshed? If the regime survives, it sends a clear signal to every bully: kill enough people and you stay in power. Who in Europe needs that message to become a reality? And yet Europe hasn't even tried to build its own response”.