Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Amidst Escalating Tensions with US and Israel

History of UPA glorification gives Warsaw legal grounds to keep Ukraine out of EU

Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik called a decision by Vladimir Zelensky, a number of Ukrainian officials, and former presidents to renounce Polish state awards a "theatrical demarche"

Iranian delegation arrives in Switzerland for talks with US — government

The parties will discuss the implementation of the memorandum of understanding

Al Jazeera TV cameraman killed in Israeli strike on Gaza Strip

According to the Qatari TV channel, an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle attacked an apartment building in the Bureij refugee camp, killing three Palestinians, including Ahmed Washah, and wounding several others

Pakistan’s PM, army commander go to Switzerland for US-Iran talks

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said earlier that technical consultations between the US and Iran would take place in Burgenstock on June 21

CNN: Vance may travel to Switzerland for talks with Iran as early as today

According to the TV channel, the exact time of Vance's departure has not yet been determined

Israel government orders army to cease fire in Lebanon, but remain in position — TV

The Israeli army will continue to hold its positions in southern Lebanon along the so-called Yellow Line

US may return Iran’s assets in exchange for UN inspectors’ access to nuclear sites — Axios

According to the portal's sources, the US would like Iran to invite UN inspectors to the facilities as part of the outcome of the first round of talks

Duration of stay on Russian prospective orbital station limited to about 3 years — expert

In Vyacheslav Shurshakov' estimates, typical length of space missions to ROSS would be about 10-11 months

Trump says US may charge ships for passage through Strait of Hormuz

The US president added that this would happen if Washington and Tehran did not reach final agreements

EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper

The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe

Deal with US shows that Iran did not lose the war, but Israel will take revenge — Medvedev

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council noted that "the third participant - Israel - is offended in its expectations of the complete defeat of Iran's political regime, which means it will take revenge, and Trump cannot do anything about it"

IRGC calls for US Air Force chief to resign after aircraft downed in Iran

The IRGC Navy also congratulated the air defense forces of the Islamic republic’s army on intercepting an US F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 attack aircraft in the skies over Iran

General HQ of Iranian army warns of potentially larger strikes on Tel Aviv

The Iranian military also advised "host countries of US military bases to force the Americans to leave their territory, if they want to avoid damage"

UN declares support for language diversity over Kiev’s law on Russian language

Vladimir Zelensky earlier signed a bill removing the Russian language from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

US keen to resolve Ukrainian crisis — Trump

The US president says he thought the resolution of the conflict probably being "the easiest of all" but found out it "to be a little more difficult"

Hungary rethinking role in NATO, PM says

Viktor Orban underlined that Budapest had no plans to participate in NATO’s actions that could drag member states into the conflict in Ukraine and lead to a direct confrontation with Russia

Pezeshkian asks global community to judge which side, Iran or US, actually favors dialogue

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited the world to judge which side engages in terrorism

Trump says threatened Thailand and Cambodia with new duties

US President said he was sure that the duties is an important tool in the foreign policy for his administration

IN BRIEF: CIS official condemns Kiev attack on bus with Belarusian kids as terrorist act

First Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Igor Petrishenko called on the entire world community to take necessary actions to ensure that an appropriate investigation is conducted

US troop buildup near Iran not sign of any new decisions — White House

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28

Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV

According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

ZNPP completely cut off from external power for 20th time since start of conflict — IAEA

Emergency diesel generators were automatically started to provide backup power for the reactor core cooling systems and other functions critical to nuclear safety

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes on Lebanon — Command

The Iranian military stated that the decision is also related to the clear violation and non-fulfillment by the United States of the first paragraph of the memorandum on ending the war

NATO forces intercept missile presumably launched from Iran — Turkish Defense Ministry

According to the ministry, "all necessary measures are being taken decisively and without hesitation against any threat directed at Turkey's territory and airspace"

Russia to view F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine as threat in nuclear sphere — Lavrov

"During combat operations, our military will not be clearing out whether or not each particular jet of this class is equipped to carry nuclear weapons," the minister added

There can no longer be any rules against Kiev attacking cities in Russia — Medvedev

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council emphasized that "back then, it was not customary to steal or kill the leaders of even hostile countries"

Trump accuses Meloni of ingratitude, trying to 'boost her rating' with G7 photo

US President also stated that Meloni did not allow the US to use Italian landing strips and runways, creating "a great logistical inconvenience," despite the fact that Washington spends "hundreds of billions of dollars" annually to protect Italy and other "so-called NATO allies"

Meloni responds harshly to Trump's statements about her rating

"These unprovoked attacks are senseless," Italian Prime Minister said

Next year’s Russian manned missions to ISS due in March, September — source

The spring mission will take to the orbit Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson

Iran warns ships not to approach Strait of Hormuz

Otherwise, their safety will be at risk, the IRGC Navy said in a statement

World’s largest nuclear-powered sub takes part in Russia’s Northern Fleet drills

Its notional enemies were small missile ships Onega and Naryan-Mar

EU demands Turkey does not supply Russian gas to union

As German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche noted, Turkey takes into account the great importance that the EU places "on weaning itself off Russian commodity supplies," but made it clear that replacing Russian supplies is impossible overnight