Overview
- CENTCOM says the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is in the region, and President Trump touts a “massive armada” and threatens action while leaving options open.
- Iran warns it will deem neighboring states hostile if their territory is used for strikes and signals it could attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz.
- Saudi Arabia tells Iran it will not allow attacks from its soil, Qatar urges de‑escalation, and Egypt and Turkey press for steps back from confrontation.
- HRANA reports 6,221 confirmed deaths and at least 42,324 arrests since December, with verification hindered by an internet blackout imposed on January 8; authorities put the death toll at 3,117.
- HRANA says a first protest‑related trial has opened near Tehran, as state TV broadcasts coerced “confessions” and new anti‑US billboards appear in the capital.