Geopolitics Watch

25 January 2026 10:23

🇮🇷17 days into Iran’s internet blackout
According to NetBlocks, the shutdown—imposed to obscure a deadly crackdown—remains in effect.
🔻 Current situation:
• Only minimal, whitelisted services are accessible to some users
• Circumvention tools allow limited messaging to get through
• Brief connectivity spikes create a false impression of broader restoration
📡 The blackout continues.

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25 January 2026 03:47

🇺🇸 — YouGov poll conducted today indicates a plurality of Americans support abolishing ICE; 46% support and 41% oppose.

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24 January 2026 22:03

🇸🇾🤝🇸🇾🤝🇺🇸🤝🇮🇶❌🏴 — The Syrian government and SDF extend their ceasefire to an additional 15 days, according to the Syrian Ministry of Interior this bilaterally agreed ceasefire is in support of the US operation of transferring Islamic State terrorist prisoners from Syria to Iraqi prisons.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 19:37

🇮🇶- Nouri al-Maliki, former Prime Minister of Iraq, who lost half of Iraq to ISIS and is known for committing one of the "biggest corruptions in history", has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Iraq.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 19:08

⚡️🇮🇱🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - The IDF has confirmed the arrival of CENTCOM Head of Command Brad Cooper to Israel, who met with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir this evening, alongside IDF Intelligence Directorate Chief Shlomi Binder, and IDF Operations Directorate Chief Itzik Cohen and other military chiefs.

The IDF has announced that it has been on high alert for a possible US-led military operation against Iran.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 12:45

🇶🇦🤝🇱🇧–According to Al-Nahar, Qatar has committed a $480 million package to finance the reconstruction of three destroyed villages in southern Lebanon.

➡️ In a notable move for international oversight, the project is slated to be implemented under the direct supervision of an American company.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 04:43

🇺🇸 — Only twenty-eight USAF flights are trackable through FlightRadar24, a very low amount.

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24 January 2026 02:47

Another large scale missile and drone attack targeted Ukraine tonight, with the main focus on Kyiv.

The following missiles were used:

- 2 Zircon hypersonic missiles launched from Bastion installations in Chauda, Crimea

- 6 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Bryansk region

- 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Taganrog

- 3 Iskander-K / X-69 cruise missiles launched from the Bryansk region

4 X-22 / X-32 supersonic missiles launched over the Bryansk region

1 Kinzhal hypersonic missile launched by a MiG-31K over the Tambov region

The main targets of the attack were Kyiv’s CHP-5, CHP-6, and CHP-4 power plants, along with the 750 kV substation near Nalyvaikivka in western Kyiv Oblast

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 01:51

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — At least two missiles were actually Kinzhal missiles, fired from either the Tu-22M3s or some MiG-31Ks.

This means that at least four different missile types have impacted Kyiv tonight. Zircons, Kinzhals, Kh-22s, and Iskanders.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 01:33

Looks like 2 X-22s also fell in the Fastiv district, Kyiv

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24 January 2026 01:09

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — At least two Kh-22s are moving towards Kyiv, Ukraine.

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24 January 2026 00:59

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — One more bomber was detected, the three Tu-22M3s are now flying in Bryansk Oblast, Ukraine.

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24 January 2026 00:50

Clarifying where they hit

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24 January 2026 00:50

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Zircon hypersonics moving in western Kyiv Oblast.

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24 January 2026 00:46

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — MiG-31K takeoff.

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25 January 2026 07:07

🇮🇱🇺🇸❌ 🇮🇷“This week is critical”: Israel’s Channel 13 reports that, according to an assessment by the Israeli military, the United States may attack Iran. At the same time, as the USS Abraham Lincoln approaches the CENTCOM area of operations, the deployment of U.S. fighter jets and military equipment in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Sea has increased. However, so far there has been no official confirmation from Washington regarding a definitive decision to strike, and the reports remain at the level of military assessments and media speculation.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 23:21

🇺🇸🤝🇮🇶 Zalmay Khalilzad, former United States Ambassador to Iraq, on the X platform:

Prime Minister Maliki has been officially nominated to be Iraq's next Prime Minister. A strong choice. All the best to him and to #Iraq.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 19:54

🇮🇶 — Nouri al-Maliki is not the Prime Minister, despite many reports announcing this already.

He is simply an elected candidate for the Prime Minister's position.

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24 January 2026 19:28

🇺🇸🔥 - ICE agents publicly execute a man in Minneapolis, who was seen aggravating the agents while recording.

The Department for Homeland Security stated that the man was armed with a "SIG SAUER P320" handgun.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 15:13

⁉️🇺🇸❌🇻🇪– In an interview with the New York Post, Donald Trump claimed that a secret weapon dubbed "The Discombobulator" was used during the operation to arrest Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Venezuela.

➡️According to Trump, the moment this tool was activated, all of Venezuela’s military equipment—including radars and missile systems—ceased to function, ensuring the success of the blitz.
He declined to provide specific technical details, stating he is not authorized to discuss the weapon's nature.

Geopolitics Watch

24 January 2026 11:32

🇺🇸❌🇬🇱 — The White House shared an AI video of president Trump with the viral "Penguin edit" heading towards Greenland.

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24 January 2026 04:39

🇺🇸🇶🇦 — Four KC-135 Stratotankers have departed Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

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24 January 2026 01:54

🇺🇸 — Amidst tensions with Iran, the closure of a runway at the "Diego Garcia" Coalition Airbase due to construction has been delayed by one month from February 1 to March 1, according to an updated NOTAM.

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24 January 2026 01:35

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Two more Kh-22 hypersonic missiles were shot down by the Patriot air defense system. Iskander launches and drone activity continues against Kyiv.

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24 January 2026 01:33

Explosions in Radomyshl. Zhytomyr Oblast. X-22/X-32 impacts

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24 January 2026 01:03

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Tu-22M3 strategic bombers have launched Kh-22 hypersonic missiles.

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24 January 2026 00:54

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Two Tu-22M3 strategic bombers are active in Smolensk Oblast, western Ukraine.

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24 January 2026 00:50

Disappeared in Western Kyiv Oblast

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24 January 2026 00:48

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Two Zircon hypersonic missiles launched towards Kyiv.

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24 January 2026 00:42

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Iskander-Ms and Iskander-Ks attacking energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine.