Day: January 25, 2026

Internet Access in Iran: Conflicting messaging from IRGC-affiliated outlets suggests that there are divisions within the IRGC over whether to restore internet access. ⬇️Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)NEW: Some Iranian officials have continued to leak damning information about the regime’s brutal crackdown to Western media, which indicates that some regime personnel may oppose the regime’s crackdown. The leaks also undermine the regime’s ongoing information operation that seeks to portray the regime and Iranian security forces as victims of “terrorism” and conceal the regime’s use of lethal force.

More Key Takeaways:
The Iranian regime has not restored international internet access, and there continues to be an internal debate within the regime about restoring it. The debate primarily seems to be between regime factions that assess that restoring the internet could cause a resumption of protests and factions that assess that the economic toll of the internet shutdown could cause internal unrest.

The extension of the Syrian government-Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ceasefire is enabling the government to deliver humanitarian aid to SDF-controlled areas in northern Syria. The Syrian army established two humanitarian corridors in Kobani and Hasakah City. The Syrian government did not call on civilians in Kobani or Hasakah City to use the corridors to evacuate from these cities, which suggests that government forces do not plan to imminently launch an operation to advance into either city. (1/2)—  https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2015562980352532689

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Jan 26, 2026

Report: Raiders to meet with Davis Webb for HC job; Bills also interested  reut.rs/49Xhx56  reut.rs/49Xhx56

— Reuters (@Reuters) Jan 26, 2026

North Carolina Republican calls for ‘thorough and impartial’ investigation after latest Minneapolis shooting
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— The Hill (@thehill) Jan 26, 2026