18:00 News in Brief: Opening of Hormuz Strait, Oil Price Drop, Lukashenko's Harsh Criticism of the U.S.

Recent news summarized and content-rich:

• Iran has opened the Hormuz Strait to commercial vessels, resulting in a sharp decline in global oil prices.
• Donald Trump welcomed the opening of the strait but announced his intention to continue blocking Iranian ports.
• Samvel Karapetyan has stated in court about the violations against him and potential swift changes in the country.
• A member of the 'Strong Armenia' party denied his involvement in the recorded conversation and clarified the incident regarding purchasing clothing.
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reaffirmed that the normalization of relations with Armenia is coordinated with Azerbaijan.
• In Turkey, over 400 individuals have been detained for spreading negative content on social media following school shootings.
• Alexander Lukashenko criticized U.S. democracy, accusing the United States of human rights violations.
• A secret letter from Raul Castro's grandson addressed to Donald Trump was confiscated at Miami Airport.
• American rapper Future released a video featuring Nikol Pashinyan driving to his song.