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US senator says Trump has ‘lost control’ of war on Iran A senior US senator has raised the alarm that the United States and Israel have pushed the Middle East into a rapidly escalating crisis after launching a war on Iran, saying President Donald Trump has “lost control” of the conflict. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy delivered the warning in a series of posts on X, arguing that the war has already thrown the region in a spiral of violence. Murphy wrote, "It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire." He said the first crisis centres on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping corridor through which a more than 20 percent the world’s oil and gas supply moves through. Murphy warned that Washington underestimated Tehran’s ability to disrupt the route. Read more: US senator says Trump has ‘lost control’ of war on Iran Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. (AFP)

Securing the Strait of Hormuz: Why it’s harder than the U.S. suggests  CBC

By Maya Gebeily, Emily Rose and Jarrett Renshaw DUBAI/JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, March 15 (Reuters) - Iran threatened escalation across the Middle East to retaliate for American airstrikes on its energy hub and U.S. President Donald Trump urged friendly nations to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, with no sign on Sunday of an end to the war.

Evacuations ordered in Doha, Qatar as the war in Iran spreads regionally  CBS News

F1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi races over Israeli-US war on Iran Formula One says the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April because of the ongoing war in the region. The sport confirmed the decision in a statement on Sunday, saying the two races will not be replaced on the calendar next month. Organisers had already been expected to cancel the events as the conflict escalates and security concerns grow across the Middle East. Formula One’s governing body, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), said “While alternatives were considered, no substitutions will be made in April.” The Bahrain and Saudi races are regular fixtures on the Formula One calendar, but the intensifying regional war has forced organisers to suspend both events. The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April pic.twitter.com/wsgXUR2FKn March 14, 2026

Iranian airstrikes in the Middle East mean rounds four and five of the F1 season next month have now been cancelled

Formula 1 cancels races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war  NBC News

A visual guide to how Iran is holding the Strait of Hormuz hostage  MSN

Iran hits UAE oil hub, vows retaliation for US strike on Kharg Island MEE staff on Sat, 03/14/2026 - 16:01 Iran threatens to attack UAE cities, saying US used 'ports, docks and hideouts' there to launch strikes on oil hub Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on 14 March 2026 (AFP) Off Iran warned it could target US "hideouts" in the United Arab Emirates after a drone attack disrupted a major Emirati energy hub on Saturday, as the war entered its third week. US forces on Friday struck Kharg Island, from which nearly all of Iran's oil is exported. President Donald Trump said the strikes had "obliterated every MILITARY target", while sparing its energy facilities.  Iran had threatened that US-linked oil and energy firms would be "turned into a pile of ashes" if its energy facilities were hit. Following the attack, Tehran warned that parts of the UAE were legitimate targets as they had been used to strike Kharg Island. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iran called on residents to evacuate ports, docks and "American hideouts", naming Jebel Ali port in Dubai - the Middle East’s busiest - along with Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi and the port in Fujairah, a major Emirati oil storage and export hub. The entire Gulf region has been gripped by the war that began with a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran. The conflict has sent shockwaves through the global economy, triggering the largest disruption to oil supplies in history. Oil prices have surged by 40 percent as Iran has choked off the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world's oil passes, and attacked Gulf energy facilities. Clouds of black smoke rose over Fujairah on Saturday shortly after Iran's military warned civilians to evacuate port areas.  Trump reportedly wants to seize Iran's Kharg Island. He floated the idea 40 years ago Read More » Some oil-loading operations have been suspended in Fujairah, industry and trade sources told Reuters. Trump appeared to call for reinforcements in the region on Saturday, urging countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. The US president had earlier vowed that the US Navy would "very soon" start escorting tankers through the strait. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said many countries would send warships to allow shipping to pass freely through the Strait of Hormuz. He did not provide details on which countries would do so, but said he hoped that China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send ships to the area. Trump also said that “in the meantime”, the US would continue to bomb the Iranian coast and target its navy. "One way or another, we will soon open the Strait of Hormuz," he wrote. Meanwhile, the US embassy in Iraq was hit by a drone in the second such attack since the war began, and the Emirati consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan was struck for the second time in a week. Qatar evacuated downtown areas and intercepted two missiles, while Kuwait said two drones targeting an airbase housing US military staff wounded Kuwaiti staff and caused damage. A US-Israeli attack on a factory in Isfahan, central Iran, killed at least 15 people. Iranian media reported that workers were inside the facility that manufactures heaters and refrigerators when the attack struck. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

The port, attacked by Iran on Saturday, is a major global hub for exports and for refuelling ships

Trump calls on UK to send warships to keep strait of Hormuz open  The Guardian

Trump vows to reopen Hormuz Strait soon, says many allies will send warships  ایران اینترنشنال

Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened to US ships  Al Jazeera

Closure of strait of Hormuz puts pressure on region’s economies amid growing resentment about conflict started by US and Israel Middle East crisis – live updates An eerie quiet hangs over Ras Al Khaimah’s industrial port. Usually a thriving maritime hub of the United Arab Emirates, now ships stand docked and silent. Not far out along the hazy horizon, a backlog of hundreds of tankers have lined up in recent days, halted along a waterway flooded with danger. Any vessel heading past Ras Al Khaimah out to the Arabian Sea must traverse the world’s most treacherous strip of water for shipping today: the strait of Hormuz. Just over 20 nautical miles from Ras Al Khaimah, two oil tankers heading for the strait were attacked by Iranian missiles this week, one catching fire. Continue reading...

Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes on Saturday, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude exports. Announcing the strikes, US President Donald Trump described Kharg as a "crown jewel" for Iran and maintained that every military target on the island had been "totally obliterated". The island, located around 30 kilometres (19 miles) off the Iranian mainland, is a hub for roughly 90 percent of Iran's crude exports, according to a JP Morgan note released earlier this month.

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – A deputy of Bushehr governor says that exports from the major Iranian oil terminal on the Kharg island in the Persian Gulf is continuing as normal.

Trump knew the risk of Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He still went to war.  MSN

Strait of Hormuz Will Not Reopen Without U.S. Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf  WANA News Agency

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U.S. Obliterated Its Navy, but Iran Can Still Choke the Strait of Hormuz  Haaretz