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.
Tag: Middle East
UN President of Security Council Briefs...
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Nadav Tamir Executive Director of J Street Israel, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
In Syria,Search for Missing American Journalist...
Family members and hostage aid groups are are taking the search to look for missing journalist Austin Tice to Damascus as President Bashar al-Assad’s long rule in Syria has ended. They are searching for the American in abandoned prisons.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Tanja Fajon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Algeria and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of January 2025, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
Permanent Representative of Israel Briefs Press...
Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, briefs reporters prior to the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
A Beirut Nightclub Provides Refuge to...
Once a luxurious nightclub in Beirut, Skybar was a place to be see and be seen. It now homes to over 400 displaced persons who are seeking refuge from Israel’s ground operation in south Lebanon and airstrikes in Hezbollah-controlled suburbs of Beirut.
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.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).