There will be news: the Freedom Fleet, protests in Osakidetza and restrictions on access to the United States
A two-word summary of what will be news today.
Today, 9 June 2025, the main headlines in the media are as follows:
- Freedom Fleet: The Freedom Fleet carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza has been intercepted by the Israeli Army. Among the 12 kidnapped are the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and the Basque Mikel Zuloaga.
- Protests in Osakidetza: the unions ELA, SATSE, LAB, SME, CCOO, UGT, ESK and USAE have convened ralliesat all Osakidetza workplaces to denounce the "chaos of all selection and supply processes" that the staff is suffering and the "serious consequences of it", which will take place at 11 a.m. in hospitals and at 13 p.m. in primary care centres.
- Restrictions on access to the UnitedStates : The United States will now ban citizens from a dozen countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, and will restrict access to seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
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Iran accuses the US of violating the ceasefire after attacking a ship in Ormuz
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Iran says it is making progress in negotiations with the US, but the final agreement is still a long way off
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Iran has again imposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran warned today that it would close the strait again if the US did not lift the blockade on Iranian ports. US President Donal Trump has also failed to defuse tension and has warned that if he fails to reach an agreement with Iran by Wednesday, he will "start firing bombs again."
The EU says the opening of Ormuz is good news but insists that travel must be free
"The imposition of tolls for transit would set a dangerous precedent," said the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas. On the other hand, in the context of the crisis and convened by France and the United Kingdom, 50 countries and international organizations have met in Paris. They have announced the launch of a "neutral" maritime mission to "assist and protect" ships passing through the Persian Gulf.
Iran announces that the Strait of Hormuz will remain "fully open" as long as the cease-fire continues
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The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is in force, and they have denounced that they are not being complied with
After weeks of military escalation, the agreement has been announced by the President of the United States and has been denounced for breaches and new riots.