Global Peace & Conflict Updates

Washington 21 January 2026 #2 gnada Fri, 01/23/2026 – 03:37 Washington Fri, 01/23/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 President Trump said: “We hope there’s not going to be further [U.S.] action. But, you know, they were shooting people indiscriminately on the streets”. In warning that the U.S. could strike Iran’s nuclear program again, he said: […]

Tehran 21 January 2026 gnada Fri, 01/23/2026 – 03:36 Tehran Fri, 01/23/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 Iranian authorities announced that security forces had killed the “ringleader” and detained nearly a dozen members of a “terrorist group” in south-eastern Iran.

Tehran 22 January 2026 gnada Fri, 01/23/2026 – 03:35 Tehran Fri, 01/23/2026 – 12:00 22 January 2026 President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote: “The conspiracy of Iran’s ill-wishers transformed the arena of civil and rightful protest into a bloody and violent battleground, resulting in the loss of nearly three thousand lives among the citizens of this land […]

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged countries to protect the UN Charter in a powerful speech to the Danish Parliament on Thursday, urging countries to “stand up for a rules-based order” – or pay the price. 

A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast risks igniting wider instability just as Syria struggles to emerge from years of conflict and authoritarian rule, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday.

As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent rights experts tasked by the UN Human Rights Council with investigating grave abuses linked to the Hamas-Israel war pledged to continue their work seeking justice and accountability for all.

Tehran 20 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:33 Tehran Thu, 01/22/2026 – 12:00 20 January 2026 President Trump explained: “They [Iranian authorities] were going to hang 837 people…and we let them know that if that happens that it will be a very bad day for them, and they decided not to do it….Is the […]

Washington 21 January 2026 #1 gnada Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:30 Washington Thu, 01/22/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said: “Iran needs to change its ways. They need do that. And if they do, if they indicate that they’re willing to do that, I think we can diplomatically settle this”. He […]

Iraq 21 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:30 Iraq Thu, 01/22/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 The U.S. special envoy to Iraq wrote that “Iranian-backed militia groups have been financially empowered, protected and sustained” through a system of corruption in Iraq. He added: “Any serious effort to stabilize Iraq, restore sovereignty, and dismantle militias […]