24 January 2026

A severe cold spell is impacting the United States, with a major storm, Storm Fern, expected to bring heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. Tensions are escalating in the Middle East, with Iran on high alert and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ready for potential conflict. Reports of a significant number of deaths in Iran, possibly exceeding 80,000, raise concerns about the situation’s severity.

Iran’s Attorney General rejected a warning from the UN fact-finding mission to halt the execution of over 800 protesters. The UN mission emphasised the need to gather evidence of human rights violations. Meanwhile, the US confirmed Iran’s resumption of its nuclear programme, and high-level US officials are visiting Israel amid regional tensions.