washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/… #EFA #EUCO #Costa #NATO #OTAN #NAVO #Rutte #Stubb #Klingbeil #Jetten #Bontenbal #Guterres #UnitedNations #UN #EuropeanParliament Iran should decentralise from the current federation to a confederation of 31 independent provinces Build real #democracy

The ★ YPJ (Women’s Protection Units) will be a part of Syria’s government, or the Kurds and Rojava will not be. ✌🏼 Their participation is not up for negotiation.

"One crucial element in any opposition group is going to be some of the ethnic forces in Iran — the Kurds, the Baluchis, and others," he says. "And again, we are seeing that tension between these two camps in terms of what Reza Pahlavi is insisting on and what some of these

By blocking the Manchester Mayor, Labour has opened the floodgates to the Greens, writes Neal Lawson newstatesman.com/comment/2026/0…

KCK’s Mustafa Karasu Says Turkey Has Not Taken Serious Steps One Year After Öcalan Peace Call kurdistan24.net/en/story/896627

Germany is now supplying natural gas to Ukraine via an LNG terminal in the island of Rügen. The move was announced by the Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz. l.euronews.com/UvNu

“Before us lies a historic and equally perilous period. I shall continue the efforts for national unity that I have pursued for the last 50 years. All patriots abroad must also work for unity. The National Congress is now an urgent necessity.” ― Abdullah Öcalan ☀️

General Hussein Yazdanpana حسین یزدانپناە : History and experience have proven that the only true path for the Kurds to be free from all forms of tyranny is independence. Without a state,our land, victories, Peshmerga, flag, values, language, culture, and rights will always remain in jeopardy!

"Would you block Andy Burnham from standing again?" Jonny Dymond asks Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden if he would do things differently given Labour's dramatic loss at the Gorton and Denton by-election yesterday.

Would Labour have won the Gorton & Denton by-election had the party selected Andy Burnham as candidate? Hull East MP ⁦Karl Turner MP⁩ told me that Keir Starmer made a “massive mistake” blocking ⁦Andy Burnham⁩

Would Andy Burnham have won the Gorton and Denton by-election? manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/news-opin…

UK embassy staff withdrawn from Iran as US attack prospect grows thetimes.com/uk/defence/art…

“If regular protests resume in Iran, American military power could level the playing field between the street and the state, giving the country’s demonstrators a chance to succeed,” writes Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو. foreignaffairs.com/iran/what-it-w…

NEW: Israel, 'ready' for Iran escalation, looks to US to take lead Israel ramps up military readiness as the world’s largest aircraft carrier approaches Haifa. Via Ben Caspit בן כספית al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi with his brigades in Syrian Ministry of Defense uniforms Journalist: Jiro Mitani

The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff was dismissed after warning Trump about the consequences of an attack on Iran. According to Reuters, after the warning from the head of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Fred Kacher, to Trump about an attack on Iran leaked to the

Dozens of US support aircraft spotted at Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base amid Iran war preparations ift.tt/MPqdiAo

Trump is frustrated about Iran — but says he hasn't decided whether to strike trib.al/iwVLpXL

The Alliance of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan seeks to secure the rights of the Kurdish people within a decentralized and democratic Iran.   The formation of the alliance has been met with overwhelming popular support, as well as backing from political movements and

Preparing for a Potential U.S. Strike… Iranian Kurdish Parties Form a “Unified Front alhurra.com/en/14167