RT News - January 2 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Iran warns the US against meddling in the country - after Donald Trump says his War Department is “locked and loaded and ready to go”, if local security forces kill protesters. That's as five rioters and two security officers are dead - after a series of chaotic demonstrations in Iran. Russia decrypts the information inside a Ukrainian drone that targeted an official residence of Vladimir Putin. Moscow then passes the findings to the US - so Washington can clearly see Kiev's intentions. Russia denounces a lack of reaction from Western officials - after Ukraine's brutal New Year's attacks - including one that killed at least 28 civilians in the Kherson region. Moscow says that by turning a blind eye - the West is showing its complicity.