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Here are Press TV's latest top stories, 1600 GMT on January 16, 2026.
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IRAN TODAY
Iran: A make-or-break moment?
In the final days of 2025, Iran was rocked by an economic storm, and the streets erupted. What began as cries for relief from a collapsing economy quickly turned into something far darker.
KOREAS
South Korean court sentences former president Yoon to five years in prison
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison in the first of several trials stemming from his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.
PALESTINE
New Israeli strikes kill 12 Palestinians in Gaza amid growing truce violations
At least 12 Palestinians have been killed and 18 injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
POLITICS
Iran’s top general conveys Leader’s greetings to riots’ victims
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, on behalf of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has visited security personnel who sustained injuries in the recent foreign-backed riots that erupted in Iran, wishing them speed recovery.
FOREIGN POLICY
Incoming US envoy's ‘52nd state’ joke evokes anger in Iceland
The incoming US ambassador nominee’s "52nd state" joke has sparked widespread anger in Iceland, amid concerns over the Trump administration's expansionist rhetoric toward Arctic territories.
POLITICS
Pezeshkian cites US-Israeli role in riots as Putin says million-strong rallies show Iran’s reality
The Iranian president says the US, Israel and some European countries played a direct role in the recent terrorist riots in Iran.
POLITICS
Iranian officials: 3,000 members of terrorist groups arrested over riots
Iranian officials say around 3,000 people linked to terrorist groups were arrested over recent riots, as clerics and governors call for harsh punishments, while urging economic relief and public calm.
REPORTS
Pro-Palestine hunger strikes end as several demands met
A number of political prisoners have ended their hunger strike after a number of key demands were met.
POLITICS
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act for crackdown on protests
US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to crackdown on protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) violence in Minneapolis.
SOCIETY
Trump warns of Insurrection Act after anti-ICE protests in Minnesota
Yet another killing by ICE immigration security forces has protests raging across the United States.
POLITICS
US cannot ‘conceal its crimes’ behind UN meeting, Araghchi tells Guterres
The Iranian foreign minister has censured the United States for requesting an emergency UN Security Council session on foreign-backed riots in the country, saying the move is a tactic by Washington to cover up its crimes against the nation.
NEWS HEADLINES
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Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT on January 16, 2026.
POLITICS
Esfandiari thanks Iranians for support as France tries pro-Palestine activist
“If there is a rightful word to say, we say it. We are not afraid, even if it costs us,” Esfandiari said.
PALESTINE
Figures behind massacre of starving Gazans now shaping US Gaza plan
Many of the figures selected for the new US-backed governance structure for Gaza were central to the deadly US-Israeli aid scheme, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a report says.
DEFENSE
Iran to deliver ‘crushing response’ to any US assault: Ex-IRGC chief
A former chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) expresses the full readiness of Iranian Armed Forces to deliver a “crushing response” to the United States if it wages a new act of aggression against the country.
DEFENSE
‘Last nail on coffin of terrorism’: Police chief hails calm across Iran
Despite new calls issued from outside Iran urging riots on Thursday night, no gathering was reported from across the country.
POLITICS
During UNSC meeting, Iran, Russia, and China blast US over riots
Iran, Russia and China have criticized the US during an emergency UN Security Council meeting on the foreign-backed riots in Iran..
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