Yale University Law Professor Bruce Ackerman:

If you ask Donald Trump about Türkiye’s 20th-century revolution, Erdoğan, or Atatürk, he wouldn’t know. He’d ask, ‘Who’s Atatürk?’

Unlike Biden and Bush, Trump lacks knowledge about Türkiye. He has certain things that he does know. Israel, yes. Ukraine, no. Türkiye, where is it?

Trump is greatly indebted to the pro-Israeli Jewish community, which provided significant financial support during his campaign. This commitment will likely continue.

Türkiye has a strong military, and incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces significant challenges.

Source: gdh

NEW: Russia and Iran signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement at the Kremlin.

The new deal replaces the 2001 cooperation treaty, strengthening Moscow-Tehran ties.

Trump after his phone call with China's Xi:

I had a productive call with China’s Xi Jinping, discussing trade, fentanyl, TikTok, and more.

President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe.

Chinese President Xi Jinping:

Essence of China-US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win, confrontation and conflict should not be our choice.

Xi Jinping and Trump agreed to establish a strategic communication channel for regular contacts on key issues.

Hamas leader Basem Naim:

The Gaza deal would not have happened without Trump.

Biden administration was hesitant about reaching a deal in Gaza.

Source: Al Arabiya

PKK/YPG/SDF terror group's car bomb explosion resulted in a number of civilian casualties in Manbij.

Source: Levant 24

Turkish President Erdogan:

If those who turned Syria and our region into hell with ISIS theater in the past are trying the same plot again, this time they will not succeed.

Ukrainian soldier from the Azov Brigade destroys a Russian FPV drone with two shots.

Key points of the Russia-Iran Strategic Partnership Agreement:

— If either party is attacked, the other will not assist the aggressor.

— Russia and Iran reaffirm their commitment to military-technical cooperation as a vital element of global security.

— The countries agreed to conduct joint military exercises and strengthen collaboration.

— Both nations pledge to avoid joining sanctions imposed by third countries against each other and to refrain from unilateral coercive measures.

— Russia and Iran will work together to create a payment infrastructure independent of third countries.

— Cooperation will include arms control, disarmament, and ensuring international security.

— The two nations agreed to enhance media collaboration to counter disinformation and negative propaganda.

French Navy's Atlantique 2 patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire-control radar of Russian S-400 air defence system in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

French officials condemned the act as aggressive and unacceptable.

Indian Navy's Israeli-origin Hermes 900 UAV, also called Drishti 10 Starliner, crashed during pre-acceptance trials off Porbandar, Gujarat, on January 14, 2025.

The UAV lost communication and ditched into the sea.

War crimes: CCTV captures the moment an 80-year-old Palestinian grandmother was shot during an IDF raid in the occupied West Bank.

Sky News analysis suggests Israeli forces used a vehicle marked as an ambulance in the operation.

Taliban and Palestinian flags raised at the former U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

People of Gaza begin clearing rubble after the ceasefire deal with Israel.

Israel has killed at least 113 Palestinians and injured close to 300 in Gaza

Since the ceasefire announcement.

Source: AlJazeera

NEW: A former CIA analyst was found guilty on Friday of leaking information about Israel's planned attack on Iran.

Asif William Rahman, who worked for the US government, was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia and is now accused of leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran.

Rahman had been working for the CIA since 2016 and had access to classified documents.

Source: Stars and Stripes