Read more about the article Iran Records 6,159 Fatalities as Rial Hits New Low. By Carl Montel.
Menacing murals have gone up around Tehran warning against US military action (AFP via Getty Images)

Iran Records 6,159 Fatalities as Rial Hits New Low. By Carl Montel.

Tehran, Iran — Iran’s harsh crackdown on nationwide protests has resulted in at least 6,159 deaths, according to activists monitoring the unrest. The violence and economic turmoil have pushed the…

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Read more about the article EU signs Controversial Trade Pact with Mercosur Bloc. By Lisa Lomami.
Leaders pose for a group photo during a meeting to sign a free trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur in Asunción, Paraguay, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

EU signs Controversial Trade Pact with Mercosur Bloc. By Lisa Lomami.

The European Union has formally sealed a long-negotiated and highly divisive trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc, marking a major milestone in global trade and a turning point for…

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Read more about the article Iran reopens Airspace after Trump claims killings have stopped. By Carl Montel.
Empty airspace over Iran is seen in this screengrab from FlightRadar24 on Jan. 15, 2026, amid heightened tensions and concerns about potential military action between the United States and Iran. (FlightRadar24.com/Handout via REUTERS)

Iran reopens Airspace after Trump claims killings have stopped. By Carl Montel.

We have developments in the Middle East, where Iran appears to have reopened its airspace following a brief overnight shutdown, as President Donald Trump claims the killing of protesters inside…

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Read more about the article Iran promises Swift Trials, Executions and Retaliation against US and Israel. By Kathy Moore.
This frame grab from videos taken between Jan. 9 and Jan. 11, and circulating on social media purportedly shows images from a morgue with dozens of bodies and mourners after crackdown on the outskirts of Iran's capital, in Kahrizak, Tehran Province.

Iran promises Swift Trials, Executions and Retaliation against US and Israel. By Kathy Moore.

Escalating tensions in Iran as the government signals swift justice for those detained amid nationwide protests — while also vowing retaliation if the U.S. or Israel intervenes. Iranian officials have…

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Read more about the article Iran crackdown brutality exposed through Hospital attack. By Carl Montel.
The hospital is the largest in the impoverished Kurdish-majority province of IlamImage: Vahidonline

Iran crackdown brutality exposed through Hospital attack. By Carl Montel.

We start our top story in Iran, where a violent raid on a hospital has intensified international outrage and exposed what critics describe as the brutality of Tehran’s ongoing crackdown…

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Read more about the article Southern Yemen crisis worsens as the leader’s Fate Stirs Tensions. By Carl Montel.
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold a poster of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the STC's leader, who, according to the Saudi-backed coalition, fled to an unknown destination, in Aden, Yemen, December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo © Thomson Reuters

Southern Yemen crisis worsens as the leader’s Fate Stirs Tensions. By Carl Montel.

We turn now to southern Yemen, where the political and security crisis is deepening amid growing uncertainty over the fate of a key separatist leader—exposing sharp tensions between Saudi Arabia…

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Read more about the article Israeli strikes alleged Hezbollah, Hamas sites in Lebanon. Carl Montel
A fighter jet pilot takes part in the international "Blue Flag" exercise at the Ovda Airbase in southern Israel, on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The "Blue Flag" is an Israeli Air Force exercise and includes participants from the U.S., Germany, France, Italy, England, Greece and India. © Debbie Hill/UPI

Israeli strikes alleged Hezbollah, Hamas sites in Lebanon. Carl Montel

Israel has carried out a new wave of airstrikes in neighboring Lebanon, targeting what it describes as Hezbollah and Hamas military infrastructure. The Israeli military says its warplanes struck multiple…

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Read more about the article How Maduro’s Fall impacts Iran’s Global Network. By Carl Montel.
The Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Left and The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Right.

How Maduro’s Fall impacts Iran’s Global Network. By Carl Montel.

As the world ushered in the new year of 2026, an unexpected geopolitical shock rattled the international stage — the sudden U.S. military strike in Venezuela and the capture of…

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