BREAKING: Gunfire heard in Tehran, Iran during protests.

BREAKING: Trump:

We are going to hit Iran “hard” if they kill rioters.

Trump on Iran:

They’re doing very poorly… I will tell you they’re not doing well.

If they start killing people… we’re going to hit them very hard.

They know, and they’ve been told very strongly… that if they do that, they’re going to have to pay hell.

Trump on Iran:

Some have been killed by problems of crowd control. We’re watching it very closely.

The crowds are so large there’s been a stampede — three stampedes — and people have been killed in that.

I’m not sure I can necessarily hold somebody responsible for that.

Trump to the people of Iran:

You should feel strongly about freedom. There’s nothing like freedom. You’re brave people. It’s a shame what’s happened to your country. Your country was a a great country.

I remember years ago when I was a young real estate developer, friends of mine went to Iran and they did great...

Trump on Cuba:

I don’t think you can have much more pressure other than going in and blasting the hell out of the place.

Trump on Zohran Mamdani:

He’s got a great personality, he’s a nice guy. His policies are not good, but maybe he changes.

The White House cut Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard out of months of Venezuelan planning meetings due to her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela.

Aides joked that DNI stood for “Do Not Invite.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-08/us-spy-chief-gabbard-excluded-from-maduro-plan-over-past-views

NYT: Are there any limits to your powers?

Trump: Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me. I don’t need international law. I’m not looking to hurt people.

BIG: Iran has shut down the internet nationwide and disabled phone lines, cutting communications across the country.

Total blackout to take place very soon.

NOTE: Iranian Telegram channels have been silent for over an hour.

All Iran-based apps, websites, and services are also currently offline

Sean Combs wrote a letter asking Trump for a pardon, but Trump said he is not considering it.

“He asked me for a pardon,” Trump told The New York Times, adding the request came “through a letter.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/sean-combs-pardon.html

Internet activity across Iran has dropped to ZERO

Trump:

I just finished a great meeting with the very successful Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan.

Intel just launched the first SUB 2 NANOMETER CPU PROCESSOR designed, built, and packaged right here in the U.S.A.

The United States Government is proud to be a Shareholder of Intel, and has already made, through its U.S.A. ownership position, Tens of Billions of Dollars for the American People — IN JUST FOUR MONTHS.