
Thursday, August 13
Trump says America maintains tight control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump: America controls the Strait of Hormuz
Ronahî: American President Donald Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform that their forces, known as the steel wall, maintain tight control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Ronahî: He said Iran has neither a navy nor an air force, and that the remaining soldiers are not receiving their salaries.
Kamîran: How does the situation in the region look after this statement?
Ronahî: Trump says they will maintain this control, but no further information was given about Iran's current situation.
Attack on a Qamishli Brigade checkpoint
Ronahî: The Internal Security Command of Hasaka Province announced that yesterday unidentified gunmen attacked a checkpoint belonging to the Qamishli Brigade, which is linked to the Syrian Ministry of Defense, in the south of Qamishli.
Ronahî: As a result two fighters lost their lives and several others were wounded.
Kamîran: What did the command say?
Ronahî: The command expressed condolences to the families of the victims and said the perpetrators will be punished.
YRK issues warning to informants
Ronahî: The Command of the East Kurdistan Defense Units issued a statement and warned people who become informants.
Ronahî: The statement said that after the operation by the Revolutionary Guards in the Mahabad area, four guerrillas lost their lives and an investigation into the incident has begun.
Ronahî: YRK called on those people to lay down the enemy's weapons and not become accomplices in the enemy's actions.
Kamîran: After which incident did this warning come?
Ronahî: After four guerrillas were killed in the Revolutionary Guards operation.
TEV-DEM calls for improved services
Ronahî: TEV-DEM of Hasaka issued a statement at the El Itfaiy Roundabout and called for improvements in living conditions and services.
Ronahî: Representatives of civilian organizations and communes attended the gathering and held banners reading "the dignity of the people is not negotiable" and "we have the right to live with dignity".
Kamîran: What was said in the statement?
Ronahî: It was said that economic and livelihood crises are deepening and that securing bread, medicine and fuel is becoming difficult.
Ekrem Imamoglu resigns from CHP
Ronahî: Former Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu made a statement from prison and announced that he has resigned from the CHP party.
Ronahî: Imamoglu said he has called for a new path and that this resignation came after he was removed from his post and arrested on corruption charges.