The Saudi Crown Prince confirmed in a phone call with the Iranian President that the Kingdom will not allow its airspace or territory to be used in any military actions against Iran.
SPA: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
Israeli Walla website: Estimates indicate that the region is rapidly heading towards a multi-sector conflict scenario.
Netanyahu: I will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israel will maintain security control from the Jordan River to the sea, and this also applies to the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu: We will not allow Turkish or Qatari soldiers into Gaza. If Iran attacks us, we will respond with unprecedented force. Netanyahu: We are focusing on the last two tasks, which are dismantling.
.@HRANA_English says it has confirmed 6,126 deaths (5,777 of whom were protesters), with 17,091 alleged deaths still under investigation
12 hour agoU.S. and Iranian military are active near Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Italian ambassador and conveyed a strongly worded protest against the Foreign Minister's irresponsible stances regarding the Revolutionary Guard.
The examples of Venezuela and Iran require the defense ministries of Russia and China to constantly analyze the security situation, said Russian Defense Minister Belousov during talks with Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun.
Turkey plans a buffer zone if the Iran government falls. Ankara draws up plans to prevent a wave of potential refugees in case of a US attack on Iran
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
1 day agoThe 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
1 day agoItalian Foreign Minister: We will support, during Thursday's meetings, imposing sanctions on those responsible for the "massacre" during the recent protests in Iran.
1 day agoBased 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
2 day agoAmid 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
2 day agoIran 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".
4 day agoPentagon’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
