Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
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UN Permanent Representative of Iran Briefs...
Amir Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the situation in the Middle East.
UN Permanent Representative of Iran Briefs...
Amir Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the situation in the Middle East
UN Permanent Representative of Iran Briefs...
Amir Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the situation in the Middle East.
“Iranian Authorities Use Live Fire, Arbitrary...
In response to the nationwide protests that started on December 28, Iranian authorities have drastically intensified their violent crackdown. They have fired live ammunition indiscriminately at protesters, killing dozens of people, including children, arbitrarily detaining thousands of people, and violently attacking hospitals to hold injured people actions that, according to international law, constitute crimes against humanity.
UN Urges Iran to Stop Executing...
Despite years of physical and sexual abuse during her marriage as a child bride, Goli Kouhkan, a 25-year-old Baluch woman sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, is scheduled to be executed. Prominent UN human rights experts have urgently urged Iranian authorities to immediately halt the execution.
MuddyWater Iranian Threat Actor Group
The cyber espionage group MuddyWater is a part of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). [1,] MuddyWater has been targeting government and corporate entities in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America since at least 2017.
Israel Strikes Iranian Military Targets
After striking Iran early Saturday, Israel is bracing for a possible Iranian response. According to Israel, the strikes were “precise and targeted” and focused on military targets in different areas of Iran.Iranian media said four soldiers were killed.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
Israelis Prepare for Expected Missile Attacks...
Israelis are on edge and waiting for expected retaliation almost two weeks after the purported assassinations of two senior militant leaders by Israel. Hezbollah and Hamas could both launch long-range missiles at much of Israel, causing enormous damage.But they also do not want an all-out war with Israel.
Flag-lowering for Iranian President at UN...
The United Nations flag is lowered to half-mast at UN Headquarters to honour Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi,President of the Islamic Republic of Iran,who passed away Sunday in a helicopter crash.