Day: January 26, 2026

Trump: Washington is monitoring Iran “very closely.” • Tehran’s prosecutor-general: No execution have been canceled. The USS “Abraham Lincoln” sails in formation with other vessels in the Pacific Ocean, in support of Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, July 28, 2022. Credit: Canadian Armed Forces Cpl. Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, via U.S. Department of Defense. (Jan. 24, 2026 / JNS) The U.S. military continued bolster its forces in the Middle East throughout the weekend, with assessments that their deployment will be completed in the coming days ahead of a possible strike on Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump warned …

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Jared Kushner said the “master plan” to rebuild Gaza depends on Hamas disarming. From left, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. presidential representative Jared Kushner at an Israeli Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2025. Credit: GPO. (Jan. 25, 2026 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Saturday with a United States delegation, including Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and the architect of the White House’s Gaza initiative, Jared Kushner, to discuss the implementation of Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Gaza Conflict. “The discussion was …

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Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei moved to underground bunker in Tehran as son assumes responsibilities.   Jan 24, 2026, 6:50 PM (GMT+2) Man in London protests IRGC regime, holding photo of Ali KhameneiREUTERS/Toby Melville TPX Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to an underground bunker in Iran after senior officials in the country’s security forces assessed that concerns are growing over a possible American strike, Iran International reported Saturday. Khamenei’s son, Masoud, has assumed governing authority. Meanwhile, Iran Times, a newspaper identified with the IRGC, quoted the Iranian Defense Ministry spokesperson as saying that Iran’s defensive and missile capabilities have become more …

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“There is very optimistic talk suggesting the possibility of opening Israeli embassy in Damascus, given the significant progress in the prospect of Syria joining the Abraham Accords,” the source said Ariel Oseran ■ Senior Middle East Correspondent, i24NEWS English Channel ■  January 24, 2026 at 09:51 AM Syrian and Israeli officials are expected to meet soon under U.S. mediation, perhaps in Paris, to finalize a security agreement between Damascus and Jerusalem, a source close to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told i24NEWS on Saturday.   According to the Syrian source, the talks will also focus on various potential joint strategic and economic projects in the buffer zones …

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Leaders and representatives of at least 18 nations were on stage. JNS Staff Argentine President Javier Milei and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sign the founding charter of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace during a ceremony on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images. (Jan. 22, 2026 / JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace at a ceremony on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, attended by representatives of at least 18 nations. Leaders and …

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