Recent leaks made public by Al-Jazeera suggest that this is the case, but the story may be more complicated. The year 2025 marked a period of profound political transformation in both Syria and Lebanon. In Syria, it ushered in the first year without the Assad family in office since 1970, …

HRANA – Nationwide protests in Iran continued on their twelfth day, Thursday, January 8, 2026, according to reports collected by HRANA. Demonstrations and protest actions were recorded in at least 46 cities across 21 provinces. At the same time, a wave of strikes and market closures was reported, particularly in …

As protests swelled around the country, Iran’s internet was shut down, and the heads of its judiciary and its security services warned of a harsh response amid calls for “freedom, freedom.” Iran plunged into an internet blackout on Thursday, monitoring groups said, as nationwide protests demanding the ouster of the …