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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

Iran’s participation in the World Cup has been in doubt following social media comments made by US president Donald Trump

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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.

JERUSALEM, March 16 (Reuters) - Shrapnel from ballistic missiles fired by Iran and debris from the Israeli interceptors that shot them down fell on Monday around Jerusalem's walled Old City and some of its most sacred Christian, Muslim and Jewish sites, Israeli police said. There were no casualties or major damage reported at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or the nearby hilltop plateau known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa compound and to Jews as Temple Mount, a flashpoint site that is holy to both faiths.

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping could be postponed as the U.S. president remains focused on the Iran war, the White House said on Monday. Any delay in Trump's scheduled March 31 to April 2 China trip risks magnifying tensions between Washington and Beijing, as the Iran crisis has joined trade and Taiwan among the spectrum of issues separating the world's two biggest economies.

Trump offers shifting goals for the war...  The Week

China and the US held what both sides described Monday as constructive talks aimed at addressing volatile trade ties that have been upended by President Donald Trump's tariffs and the Middle East war. The talks in the French capital "were constructive and they show the stability of the relationship", US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told journalists. Chinese state media described the Sunday talks between Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng as "candid, in-depth and constructive".

Iran’s Northern Neighbors Are Facing Fallout From the War, Too  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

US allies balk at Trump’s appeal to help secure Strait of Hormuz  CNN

Drone strike hits southern Iraq oil field, second attack in four days Iraq’s Oil Ministry says a drone strike targeted a southern oil field, marking the second such attack in four days as the Israeli-US war on Iran continues to threaten energy infrastructure in the region.

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Six injured after missile from Lebanon hits building in Israel Israel’s ambulance service says six people were injured after a missile fired from Lebanon struck a building in the northern coastal city of Nahariya. Authorities reported

Farmers in northern India are dressing up in bear costumes to protect their crops from monkeys.

Securing the Strait of Hormuz in Wartime: Military Options and Strategic Challenges  The International Institute for Strategic Studies

Nato and other Western allies pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s demand that military alliance members help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel’s doesn’t seek ‘perpetual war’ with Iran, says envoy, suggests diplomatic options remain  The Hindu

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