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  • 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.

Tag: Lunar New Year

January 22, 2023

Rising Food Prices Sap North Koreans’...

The holiday spirit in North Korea is at a low ebb as higher prices for meat, rice and other foods make celebrating the Lunar New Year a costly affair, sources in the country told Radio Free Asia.

January 20, 2023

Lunar New Year:In China,People on the...

As a result of Beijing’s relaxed zero-COVID policies, millions of Chinese people are planning trips to see relatives as the Lunar New Year approaches. The festivities marking the occasion, which many Asian people will celebrate on Sunday

January 31, 2022

Vietnamese in California Will Welcome the...

The Lunar New Year, or  Tết  begins on February 1st this year. The Vietnamese American community in Orange County, California is gearing up for a loud welcome to the annual celebration

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