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.

Former President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez:

I take this opportunity to condemn once again, from the bottom of my soul and my viscera, the State of Israel.

Damn you, State of Israel! Damn you! Terrorists and murderers!

And long live the Palestinian people!

BREAKING: Syrian Army:

We announce the completion of a full security sweep of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Iran protests:

I can clearly see that Israel will not have the ending it expects.

The Iranian people know which issues to react to, for whom, and to what extent.

Polish PM Tusk on Greenland:

I am probably the most pro-American politician in Europe. It’s hard to imagine a more pro-American person.

But since we are allies and friends — Poland is an exceptionally loyal ally of the United States — I believe that with such a position, you don’t do anything on your knees.

You simply say what you think. Among friends, one should speak honestly about what is appropriate and what is not.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

We are in the middle of a war. There has been neither peace nor a ceasefire.

Rioters are an urban quasi-terrorist group.

Israel is behind this current situation.

NEW: SDF/YPG terrorist carried out a suicide bombing against Syrian Army forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, without causing any casualties among the Army forces.

Syrian Ministry of Health:

The PKK terrorist organization and affiliated armed groups expelled staff and doctors from Yassin Hospital in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud district and turned it into a military position after fleeing from the Syrian Army.

The European Union will provide about €620 million ($722 million) to Syria in 2026–27 for recovery and humanitarian aid.

Aleppo Liberated as Syrian Army Completes SDF Operations

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North Korea said South Korea flew a drone into its airspace on January 4, calling it a violation of sovereignty.

The drone was allegedly launched from Incheon, flew about 8 km into the North, and was shot down while conducting surveillance.

NEW: Greenland’s five main political parties rejected renewed claims by Trump that the US could take control of Greenland, saying only Greenlanders can decide the island’s future.

They stressed they want to be Greenlanders, not Americans or Danes.

Source: AFP

Iran holds funerals for security personnel killed during recent unrest.