Iran denied recent contact with
the US as Washington deployed major military assets, Tehran carried out
executions, and regional powers pushed for de-escalation amid mounting war
fears.
Everyone in the region, whatever
their past history with the Islamic Republic, should do their utmost to defend
Iran and guarantee its sovereignty
An
anti-US and anti-Israel banner hangs on a building in Tehran on 27 January
2026, as a US naval strike group has deployed to Middle Eastern waters (Atta
Kenare/AFP)
January 28, 2026 ( RFE/RL’s Radio Farda ) – A US
aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East on January 27 as tensions
mount over a possible strike against Iran after a brutal crackdown on protests
that rights groups say killed thousands of people.