Strait of Hormuz partially unblocked
Under normal conditions, the strait passes, among others: approx. 20 percent world supplies of crude oil. As a result of the blockade, the price of the raw material increased sharply on global markets.
The strait is mined
The second type of mine used by the Iranian army detected by the Americans is the 220-kilogram Maham 7 bottom mine, which can be deployed using small cutters or helicopters. The device is intended to attack smaller units, such as landing craft or patrol ships, and can be deployed in waters at a depth of 3 to 91 meters.
Authorities in Riyadh recently allowed US forces to use King Fahd Air Base in the western part of the country. Before the war began, Saudi Arabia stipulated that the US would not be able to use its territory to attack Iran.
What awaits us on Wednesday?
Today marks five years since Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist and activist of the Polish minority, was detained in Belarus. In 2023, he was sentenced to eight years in prison and placed in a penal colony, which is considered one of the worst prisons in Belarus. Poczobut was not included in subsequent groups of political prisoners released in Belarus.
Today, the Sejm will begin a three-day session. The MPs will work on the government's draft amendment to the Labor Code, which defines mobbing as “persistent harassment of an employee”, which comes from, among others, from a superior, co-worker, subordinate, individual or group. In addition, the meeting agenda includes, among others: changes in the rules of procedure of the Sejm.
On Wednesday at 12, President Karol Nawrocki will establish the Business Council under the President of the Republic of Poland. Nawrocki announced its establishment in January 2026, explaining that the council is to “structurally connect” the Chancellery of the President with Polish entrepreneurs.
Today, the seat of the EU Customs Authority (EUCA) will be chosen in Brussels; one of the nine candidate cities is Warsaw. The location of the headquarters of the new EU agency will be decided by the member states of the EU Council and the European Parliament, which will each indicate two preferred cities from a list of nine candidates.
Today, Sarah Mullally will take up the office of Archbishop of Canterbury, which means that she will be the first woman in history to head the Church of England. Mullally, 63, who was previously the Bishop of London, was elected Archbishop of Canterbury in October 2025, and on January 28 during a ceremony at St. Peter's Cathedral in London. Paul's Church, her election was officially approved.
