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UAE closes airspace amid missile and drone threats The United Arab Emirates has temporarily closed its airspace as an “exceptional precautionary measure,” the country’s state news agency reported, citing aviation authorities. In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Defence said air defence systems were responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. Authorities said the precautionary step was taken to ensure flight safety as regional tensions continue to escalate.
The Memo: Allies balk at Trump’s call for help on Strait of Hormuz The Hill
Strait of Hormuz: Why no one, so far, is rushing to help US open vital passage The Christian Science Monitor
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Drone attack sparks fire at UAE’s Shah oil and gas field Authorities in Abu Dhabi say a drone attack triggered a fire at the Shah oil and gas field on Monday. Officials reported no injuries. The Shah field, one of the world’s largest of its kind, lies about 180km southwest of the UAE capital.
Key European allies have balked at Trump’s request to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, raising doubts about how quickly the US can secure the waterway from Iranian missile and drone threats.
US wants help to guard Strait of Hormuz, but EU is not keen dw.com
How might the UK support shipping in the Strait of Hormuz? BBC
The US president said he was ‘not happy’ and ‘very surprised’ that Sir Keir Starmer would not send warships to support the US in the Strait of Hormuz, while German chancellor Friedrich Merz said this was ‘not Nato’s war’
Two India carriers secure safe passage through Strait of Hormuz Defense News
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers showed "no appetite" to expand an EU naval mission in the Middle East to the Strait of Hormuz for the time being, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump has called on other nationsto help police the strait after Iran responded to U.S.-Israeli attacks by using drones, missiles and mines to effectively close thechannelfor tankers that normally transport a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas.
US allies balk at Trump’s appeal to help secure Strait of Hormuz CNN
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Nato and other Western allies pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s demand that military alliance members help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Could a $1 trillion deal reopen the Strait of Hormuz? The Hill
Donald Trump is pressuring European allies to protect the strait of Hormuz, warning that Nato faces a ‘very bad’ future if members fail to offer assistance. The strait of Hormuz is one of the most important shipping routes in the world. A fifth of international oil supplies pass through this waterway, which has been disrupted since the start of the war. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen Continue reading...
Trump says Macron willing to help reopen Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump says he has spoken with French President Emmanuel Macron about efforts to unblock the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking at a White House event on Monday, Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio would soon announce which countries are prepared to assist the United States.
US Allies Wary of Joining Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Mission Yahoo Finance