Syrian Minister of Information Hamza al-Mustafa:

After the liberation, many regional and international players have had a negative perspective regarding the change that happened in Damascus after the Assad era.

That’s why, for example, we are talking every day about the Israeli interference in Syria since the liberation. Until now, there have been more than one thousand intrusions and more than 500 airstrikes conducted by Israel.

We are also talking about Iran, which is supporting the remnants and supporters of the Bashar al-Assad regime, especially in the coastal areas.

In the south, we also face major challenges in Suwayda and the al-Hajari area. Many investigations have revealed links with foreign countries. For example, Israel supported al-Hajari and his group one day after the liberation.

Syrian Minister of Information Hamza al-Mustafa:

The Iranian people have reached a point where they are not asking for reform anymore — they are asking beyond political reform.

However, the Syrian state is eager not to interfere in any country’s internal affairs, but we are standing with all people asking for their freedom.

Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of Nicolás Maduro:

Let there be no doubt: everything happening today follows Nicolás Maduro’s plan, personally approved by him.

He left the path clear—the Plan of the Homeland, the seven transformations, the negotiation plan, and the five points approved in December. We are carrying out his instructions.

Under the leadership of Delcy Rodríguez and the collective political command, we govern as he always instructed: through collective direction.

The US and Ukraine plan to sign an $800bn “prosperity” deal to rebuild Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump are expected to finalise the agreement, which aims to fund post-war reconstruction through loans, grants and private investment.

Source: The Telegraph

Senator Graham:

Now that this decision has been made, I don't think we need to wait 10 years. I'm going to work on expediting the wind down of the aid & recommend we plow the money back into our own military.

Russian drones are attacking Ukrainian energy facilities.

Trump:

We just had a great meeting with the oil executives. We sort of formed a deal.

They're going to be going in with hundreds of billions of dollars and drilling oil — and it's good for Venezuela and it's great for the United States.

A lot of money is going to be made.

Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez:

I refer to the statement of Foreign Minister Yván Gil, who informed that Venezuela and the United States are exploring channels to reopen embassies.

Our objective is to reaffirm our denunciation of the aggression suffered by our people—an unacceptable act that deeply affected our women, men, girls, and boys. The Venezuelan people do not deserve such treatment from a nuclear power.

Our response will be diplomatic. We will face this directly through our Bolivarian diplomacy of peace, to defend Venezuela’s peace, stability, future, independence, and our sacred, non-negotiable sovereignty.

Colombian President Petro:

The one who brokered my conversation with President Trump was Senator Rand Paul, a Republican and a doctor from Kentucky, whom I don’t know personally.

He became interested in the matter and decided to mediate, believing that any military action in Colombia, whatever its form, would be very inconvenient.

Source: BBC

Colombian President Petro:

There’s a problem in the United States that dates back decades—perhaps more than a century.

The United States sees itself as an empire, without regard for the rights of nations, especially those of Latin America.

Source: BBC

Colombian President Petro:

As long as the United States economy is based on oil and coal—70% of its energy matrix—it will tend to seek wars over oil and coal.

If the United States were aligned with the Paris Agreement and replaced that 70% with clean energy, there would be no wars.

Source: BBC

Colombian President Petro:

For us, ICE operates the same way as Nazi and Italian fascist brigades.

They no longer just persecute Latin Americans—they also kill U.S. citizens.

Source: BBC

NEW: A military source told SANA that the Syrian Army has completed clearance operations in more than 90% of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Iranian protesters set fire to Karaj District Municipality building.

Sudan: The Sudan Armed Forces shot down a Chinese-made CH-95 drone operated by the UAE-backed RSF in El-Obeid, North Kordofan.

Reza Pahlavi:

I call on workers and employees in key sectors of the economy—especially transportation, oil and gas, and energy—to begin a nationwide strike.

I also ask all of you, today and tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday (January 9 and 10), this time from 6 p.m., to come out into the streets with national flags, images, and symbols, and reclaim public spaces as your own.

Our goal is no longer merely to take to the streets; the goal is to prepare to seize city centers and hold them.

I, too, am preparing to return to the homeland so that, at the moment of victory of our national revolution, I can stand beside you, the great nation of Iran. I believe that day is very near.

Rubio:

The United States supports the brave people of Iran.