Istanbul, June 16 (Prensa Latina) The first Iranian ships sailed without incident through the area where the United States maintained a naval blockade, following the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran to end hostilities, the Iranian Fars news agency reported today.

According to the semi-official media outlet, the maritime transit occurred after US President Donald Trump ordered the lifting of naval restrictions as part of the understanding reached between the two nations.

The agency specified that an Iranian VLCC supertanker and a livestock carrier sailed from international waters bound for Iranian ports, while another tanker crossed the Sea of ​​Oman heading to its assigned export terminal.

Fars did not offer additional details about the final destination of the vessels or the cargo carried by the tankers.

The passage of the ships comes two days after the United States and Iran, with Pakistan mediating, announced a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict triggered by the military offensive launched by Washington and Tel Aviv against Iranian territory on February 28.

While the US president asserted that the agreement had already been signed and that the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open starting Friday, Iranian authorities indicated that the official signing of the memorandum would take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on that same date.

According to analysts cited by regional media, the measures adopted so far represent a preliminary application of the ceasefire and the temporary lifting of the maritime blockade imposed on Iran, while preparations are underway for the public signing of the agreement and the start of a 60-day period of technical negotiations on various bilateral issues.

The United States had imposed restrictions on maritime traffic linked to Iranian ports, including those located in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, since April 13, a move that affected one of the main routes for global trade and energy supply.

The driver stopped by the police identified himself as an employee of the GSI (Institutional Security Office). Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), determined this Tuesday (16) that the defense of former president Jair Messias Bolsonaro must provide clarifications, within 24 hours, about a firearm owned by Bolsonaro seized in a blitz by the Military Police of the Federal District (PMDF) last night (15) .

The former president has been under house arrest since March 24 , when he left the DF Star Hospital in Brasília after being hospitalized to treat bacterial pneumonia.

According to Moraes’ decision, the weapon was seized at 11:30 pm last Monday (15), when a Honda Civic was stopped at a checkpoint on Pistão Norte, in Taguatinga. During the approach, the driver identified himself as an employee of the Institutional Security Office of the Presidency of the Republic (GSI) and said that the weapon belonged to the former president.

During the raid, a spare magazine for the 9mm Glock pistol was also found. The driver was taken to a police station, where he stated that the weapon had been given to him due to a malfunction. In his statement, he further reported that he had taken the pistol on the 15th itself in order to carry out the repair and that the weapon would be returned the following day.

In his decision, Moraes asks Bolsonaro’s defense to clarify why the former president kept a firearm at home, with a spare magazine, and why, on the eve of the end of the 90-day period granted as humanitarian house arrest, the convicted man requested repairs to the weapon.

The minister also requests that Lieutenant Colonel Allenson Nascimento Lopes, commander of the 19th Battalion of the PMDF (Military Police of the Federal District) and responsible for security measures under the humanitarian house arrest regime, clarify whether the court order to search cars leaving Bolsonaro’s residence – including official vehicles providing security for the former president – ​​is being fully complied with.

Before the decision authorizing house arrest, Bolsonaro was serving his sentence at the 19th Military Police Battalion, in the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, in Brasília. The place is known as Papudinha. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison in the criminal case related to the coup plot .

Brasilia, June 16 (Prensa Latina) Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) will begin today the trial against former congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, accused of promoting actions from the United States to pressure national authorities and influence processes on the coup plot.

The case will be analyzed by the First Chamber of the highest court, made up of judges Alexandre de Moraes, Flávio Dino, Cristiano Zanin and Cármen Lúcia.

Eduardo, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, faces criminal charges brought by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), which accuses him of arranging contacts and negotiations in the United States with the aim of promoting sanctions against Supreme Federal Court (STF) ministers and economic measures that would affect Brazil.

The investigation into the matter was opened in May 2025, when Eduardo Bolsonaro was already residing in the United States.

According to the indictment, the former congressman acted alongside journalist Paulo Figueiredo to mobilize political support among authorities and allies of the US government in order to punish members of the Brazilian judiciary and increase pressure on national institutions.

Prosecutors believe that such movements were intended to influence the development of the legal proceedings involving former President Jair Bolsonaro and others accused of participating in maneuvers to reverse the 2022 election results.

This complaint attributes to the former deputy the crimes of coercion during the process, obstruction of the investigation of a criminal organization, attempted abolition of the Democratic State of Law and attack against national sovereignty, the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper detailed.

Yesterday, STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes rejected a request from the Public Defender’s Office of the Union (DPU) to postpone today’s session.

In that request, the defense argued that the First Chamber currently operates with only four members and questioned De Moraes’ participation, as he is among the alleged victims of the sanctions promoted by the accused.

However, the magistrate stated that the STF’s internal regulations allow the courts to function with a minimum of three judges and ruled out any procedural irregularity.

Eduardo Bolsonaro, who lost his parliamentary mandate due to repeated absences from the sessions of the Chamber of Deputies, will not be present at the hearing and will be represented by the DPU.

The defense maintains that its actions are protected by parliamentary immunity and freedom of expression, and argues that any measure adopted by the United States responds to sovereign decisions of that country.

A potential conviction could result in prison sentences and also disqualify the former legislator from competing in future elections under the Clean Slate Law.

The Lula administration’s concern over the Trump administration’s decision to designate the PCC and Comando Vermelho as terrorist organizations is shared not only by progressive voters. The majority of independent voters also agree with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s assessment.

This is shown by a Nexus poll, which reveals that most respondents viewed the U.S. government’s decision as a threat to national sovereignty.

The result indicates that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the narrative battle he had been waging on this issue with the PL’s presidential hopeful, Flávio Bolsonaro, who defended and worked to advance Trump’s initiative.

According to the Nexus survey, 37% of voters believe the measure will threaten the safety of Brazilians, serving as a justification for interference or sanctions against the government and the people. Another 30% believe the initiative will improve security by focusing exclusively on combating criminal groups, while 23% state that the decision will not lead to interference, but is merely bureaucracy or political posturing. The percentage of those who did not know or did not respond was 9%.

When political affiliation is taken into account, the survey found that 56% of staunch Bolsonaro supporters say the measure will improve public safety, while 59% of voters loyal to Lula view the U.S. decision as a threat to sovereignty and national security.

Furthermore, the study shows that independent voters tend to agree with the stance of the pro-government electorate on this issue. In this group, 44% view the measure as a threat to the country’s security, compared to 21% who expect improvements and 25% who are indifferent to the measure.

Damascus, June 16 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have joined the security and defense structures of the Syrian state, while another 8,000 fighters remain in the process of negotiation for their integration, an official from that organization reported today.

According to statements given on condition of anonymity to Rudaw TV, most SDF members are now part of state institutions, whose Ministries of Defense and Interior have taken over the payment of salaries and social benefits, including assistance to the families of the dead and wounded.

The official detailed that some four thousand fighters were incorporated into the Syrian Internal Security Forces, while another five thousand joined newly created brigades in the northeast of the country.

He added that around 1,000 members returned to the Afrin region to join the new local formations and that another 2,000 troops are expected to return for the same purpose.

However, he indicated that talks are continuing on the integration of another 8,000 fighters, because the number of SDF troops exceeds the figures initially contemplated in the agreements reached with the Syrian government.

The deputy governor of Hasakeh, Ahmed Al-Hilali, announced on June 2 that the authorities are preparing to incorporate more than nine thousand members of the Asayish security forces into the Internal Security Directorate of that governorate, which is under the Syrian Ministry of the Interior.

According to Al-Hilali, the process will include approximately 1,000 women and will begin with individual interviews and assessments as a preliminary step to their integration into the official security institution. The official explained that these measures are part of the implementation of the agreement signed on January 29 between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, aimed at strengthening institutional and administrative integration in the northeast of the country.

He also noted that the pact has allowed progress in areas such as education, the organization of future parliamentary elections, the management of wheat production, and the administration of border crossings.