Situation in Iran per the Institute for the Study of War and Critical Threat. ISW-CTP recorded 62 protests across 18 provinces in Iran on Jan. 3rd.

The protests are still not very concerning. I’ve talked about the Iranian protests earlier this week. Only when it gets really bad, I will cover the situation there. The situation is indeed escalating, and several protesters were killed, but it hasn’t reached a critical point.

https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/2007584242952245741

Rafale-C fighter jet with the French Air and Space Force striking the underground facilities with precision AASM HAMMER bombs. The strikes occurred ≈40 km north of Palmyra.

RQ-4B “Global Hawk” drone with the US Air Force completed a reconnaissance flight over the Black Sea after departing Naval Station Sigonella in Italy.

Loud explosions in the Russian city of Oryol, southwest of the country, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) reportedly launch a missile strike most likely targeting the local thermal power plant in the city.

Internet traffic in Iran has dropped to effectively zero as of 18:45 UTC as local protests escalate across the country, according to CloudFlare Radar data.

That’s a totally normal flight. Happens frequently.

Also, there is no such thing as “RAF Prestwick AB”. It’s a commercial airport and has nothing to do with the UK Royal Air Force although it is used by RAF sometimes.

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This too happens almost everyday.

Footage released by Ukraine’s “Deep Strike” unit of the Special Ops Forces (SSO) show the destruction of drilling rigs belonging to the Russian "Lukoil" oil company in the waters of the Caspian Sea, including ice-resistant stationary platforms.

Buk-M3 air defense system with the Russian Vostok/East group of forces intercepting Ukrainian HIMARS rockets and guided aerial bombs south of Donetsk.

The strike carried out by the Russian Armed Forces (AFRF) on the night of January 9 using the "Oreshnik" Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) resulted in the halting of operations in the Ukrainian Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant, which is used to repair F-16AM and MiG-29 jets, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Israel ran a covert online influence campaign targeting Iran, using fake accounts and AI-generated content to promote Reza Pahlavi and amplify calls to restore the monarchy.

The operation used avatars, deepfake-style videos, and coordinated hashtags, timed with Israeli military actions in 2025, to create the illusion of grassroots support inside Iran.

Source: Haaretz, with Citizen Lab

A400Ms with France and Germany land in Jordan and Iraq almost in a daily routine.

Cloudflare graph of traffic volume in Iran, which is now in its fifth day without internet connection. That’s roughly 96 hours. Earlier today, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated that internet connection across the country will be restored soon.