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📰 Iran Warns the US

📰 Iran Warns the US

as Trump considers "options"

Ross Crabtree & Billy Robinson
January 12, 2026

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The UK and Germany are coordinating plans for a NATO military presence in Greenland following Trump's threats to acquire the self-governing Danish territory, with Germany proposing an "Arctic Sentry" mission modeled on Baltic Sea operations.

This comes as Iran warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US amid reports of hundreds killed in a government crackdown on protesters, and as Ukraine announced new operations targeting Russian oil infrastructure while facing escalating strikes on its cities.

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Top 5 Stories

1️⃣ 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran warns of retaliation as protest deaths mount: Iran warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US as BBC sources and activists report hundreds killed in a government crackdown, with the US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency verifying 495 protester deaths and 48 security personnel deaths. BBC Persian verified 70 bodies brought to one Rasht hospital on Friday night, with staff at several hospitals reporting being overwhelmed with casualties as Iran's Supreme Leader dismissed demonstrators as vandals.

2️⃣ 🇺🇸🇨🇺🇻🇪 Trump threatens Cuba after Maduro’s fall: Trump told Cuba to make a deal or face unspecified consequences, announcing no more Venezuelan oil or money will flow to the communist-run island following Maduro's removal. Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel vowed to defend against any attack as the US urged citizens to leave Venezuela immediately amid reports armed pro-regime militias are searching for Americans.

3️⃣ 🇸🇾🇺🇸🇹🇷 Syrian Kurdish fighters withdraw from Aleppo: Syria's Kurdish fighters agreed to withdraw from Aleppo neighbourhoods following a ceasefire that secured evacuation of casualties, civilians and fighters to northern and eastern Syria after days of clashes with government forces. The fighting killed at least 21 civilians and displaced 155,000 people, prompting US envoy Tom Barrack to call for a return to dialogue with the Kurds in accordance with an integration framework agreed in March.

4️⃣ 🇸🇩 Sudan government announces return to Khartoum: Sudan's government announced it will return to the capital Khartoum after relocating to Port Sudan in 2023 at the outset of the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. Prime Minister Kamel Idris promised better services for Khartoum residents as nearly 13 million people remain displaced since the conflict erupted in April 2023.

5️⃣ 🇸🇴🇮🇱🇵🇸 Somalia accuses Israel of Palestinian displacement plan: Somalia's Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi claimed Somalia has confirmed information Israel plans to forcibly transfer Palestinians to Somaliland, calling it a serious violation of international law. Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar denied Palestinian displacement is part of any agreement with Somaliland, with Somaliland officials also rejecting claims they accepted conditions to resettle Palestinians or host an Israeli military base.

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Major Story

🇬🇧🇩🇪🇩🇰🇺🇸🇬🇱 UK and Germany propose NATO Arctic mission amid Greenland tensions:

The UK and Germany are coordinating plans for a NATO military presence in Greenland following Trump's threats to take control of the self-governing Danish territory, with Germany proposing an "Arctic Sentry" mission modeled on Baltic Sea operations.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged allies to increase Arctic security and discussed the issue with French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz, while German Foreign Minister Wadephul will address the matter with US Secretary of State Rubio this week.

Trump said he would prefer to acquire Greenland "the easy way" but would do it "the hard way" if necessary, though Rubio told lawmakers the administration aims to buy Greenland rather than stage a military intervention.

Denmark's foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland are visiting Washington this week to counter what they describe as factual errors and exaggerated security claims driving the debate.

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Other News

1️⃣ 🇲🇲 Myanmar holds second phase of contested junta election: Myanmar held the second phase of a military-run election widely condemned as a sham by the UN, western countries and human rights groups, with the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party winning 90 of 102 lower house seats in the first round. Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party has been dissolved along with dozens of anti-junta parties for failing to register as at least 16,600 civilians have died since the 2021 coup.

2️⃣ 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Zelenskyy announces new operations targeting Russia: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukraine is stepping up pressure on Moscow with new operations including deep strikes and special measures aimed at weakening Russia's war capacity. Ukrainian forces attacked the Zhutovskaya oil depot in Russia's Volgograd region and struck three Lukoil drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea as escalating Russian strikes left regions without power and killed at least four in Kyiv.

3️⃣ 🇮🇷 Pezeshkian pledges economic overhaul amid protests: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian pledged to overhaul the country's struggling economy and said his government is ready to listen to its people following two weeks of violent nationwide demonstrations, though he accused the US and Israel of fomenting unrest.