10:00 News in Brief: Iran Closes Strait, Pashinyan’s Motorcade, Elections in Bulgaria

Highlights from the past hour:

• A large motorcade has commenced in connection with the opening of the Ashtarak-Gyumri section of the North-South highway.
• Traffic has been temporarily restricted from the M-1 road to Gyumri due to the motorcade.
• The roads in the Republic are mostly passable; however, the routes to Amberd Fortress and Kary Lake are closed.
• Intensive rain, thunderstorms, and wet snow in mountainous areas are expected in Armenia and Yerevan over the coming days.
• Iran has closed the Hormuz Strait and raised its military readiness against the backdrop of tensions with the United States.
• The USA has intensified military patrols in the Hormuz Strait.
• Parliamentary elections are taking place in Bulgaria, which will determine the country’s future stance toward the European Union and Russia.
• North Korea has launched its seventh ballistic missile of the year towards the waters off its eastern coast.