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Trump has criticised the response to his call to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the war on Iran.

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Live Updates: Iran war keeps gas prices up, with Strait of Hormuz paralyzed despite Trump's demands  CBS News

Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January amid US pressure, worsening humanitarian crisis on the island.

Trump to allies: Help, the Iran war is going great  Mother Jones

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A "significant Israeli ground offensive" in Lebanon must be averted since it could have devastating humanitarian consequences, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Britain said in a joint statement on Monday. Lebanon was sucked into the war in the Middle East on March 2 after the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah opened fire at Israel. Hezbollah said it aimed to avenge the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran.

Why David Boies Thinks We Should Support Trump’s Iran War  The New Yorker

Trump regularly presented with ‘off-ramps’ to end Iran war, sources say  NBC News

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Kelly: Hegseth ‘no quarter,’ Trump ‘just for fun’ remarks show no ‘clear strategy’ for Iran war  The Hill

Trump clashes with Nato countries over refusal to help reopen Strait of Hormuz Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 03/16/2026 - 17:45 The US president has been pleading with international powers to step in, but has so far been rebuffed by major western allies US President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with the Kennedy Center board members in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 16 March 2026 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Off President Donald Trump has expressed his anger at a lack of help from Nato countries cooperating with the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway through which more than 20 percent of the world's crude oil is normally transported.  On Monday, he announced that "numerous countries have told me they're on the way", without naming any publicly. "Some are very enthusiastic about it, and some countries that we've helped for many, many years, we've protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren't that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm matters to me," he said. Experts have warned that escorting tankers or undertaking any mission in the strait would be a "very dangerous mission". European leaders in particular have made it clear they do not want to risk moves that would drag them into the wider war with Iran - particularly as they view the US-Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic as illegal and without a United Nations mandate in the first place. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Germany, France and the UK are among the countries that have already rejected getting involved. Trump said he was "surprised" and "not happy" with the UK, in particular. Trump also suggested that because the US funds the bulk of Nato, and has also been funding the bulk of Ukraine's defences against Russia, Brussels owes Washington. "You can ask [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. Putin fears us. He has no fear of Europe whatsoever," Trump said.  When asked by a reporter whether he had discussed the matter with French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump said he had done so but that he did not "do a hard sell on them". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Because my attitude is, we don't need anybody," Trump said, seemingly walking back his remarks from moments earlier. "We're the strongest nation in the world. We have the strongest military by far. We don't need them. But it's interesting. I'm almost doing it in some cases, not because we need them, because I want to find out how they react, because I've been saying for years that [if] we ever did need them, they won't be there."  'It's their territory' Two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, Iran has effectively choked off the maritime passage, barring a few select vessels from friendly nations.  European allies refuse US request to help open Strait of Hormuz Read More » The strait is home to anywhere from 20-25 percent of the global seaborne oil trade, amounting to around $600bn annually. It also transports about 20 percent of the global liquefied natural gas supply. For days, Trump has pleaded with international powers to send warships to the strait to escort commercial tankers, after oil shot up well past $100 a barrel, creating ripple effects at petrol pumps around the world.  But any such move by any country would undoubtedly be perceived by the Iranians as a provocation.  "I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory - because it is their territory," Trump told reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One. "They should come and they should help us protect it. You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all, because we don’t need it. We have a lot of oil. We’re the number one producer anywhere in the world, times two," he said.  'Make your own decision' Trump recounted another conversation with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, slamming him for consulting with his advisers on whether to assist US efforts. "I said, 'You don't need to meet with a team. You're the prime minister, you can make your own decision. Why do you have to meet with your team to find out whether or not you're gonna send some minesweepers to us or to step up?'" "There are no policy solutions to a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz," former White House energy adviser Bob McNally told the CBS News programme "60 Minutes" on Sunday.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "The tools range from marginal, through symbolic, to deeply unwise," he added. US senator says Trump has ‘lost control’ of war on Iran Read More » Oil-rich Gulf states, which are bearing the brunt of Iran's retaliatory attacks, given they host a plethora of US assets, have pointed to the Trump administration's lack of planning and preparedness for a weeks-long, if not months-long, war. Trump on Monday said he predicted Hormuz would be shut down by Iran, even though he also insisted that its navy has been "obliterated" and thereby ineffective.  "I knew the strait would be a weapon," he told reporters. He offered no explanation for failing to take steps to prevent such an outcome, particularly as Americans are hit with soaring energy prices that will likely be reflected on the midterm election ballots in November.  At the same time, Trump seemingly did not predict how aggressively his Gulf partners would be targeted. "[Iran] hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait. Nobody expected that. We were shocked," he said.  Kuwait has so far had the most fatalities on its territory - a total of 11, including six American soldiers, four Kuwaiti soldiers, and one Iranian child.  Trump also insisted on Monday that the Iranians were talking to the Americans, and that they want to make a deal, but so far Iran has publicly denied any negotiations, going so far as to say they will not negotiate with the US until certain preconditions are met. War on Iran Washington News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Israel Launches “Targeted” Invasions of Lebanon as World Focuses on Iran War  Truthout

U.S. intelligence says Iran’s regime is consolidating power  The Washington Post

Trump calls on allies to help guard the Strait of Hormuz. Most have refused  Los Angeles Times

Iran’s Larijani urges Muslim states to back Tehran against US and Israel The Tasnim News Agency has published a six-point message from Ali Larijani, Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, addressed to Muslims worldwide and the governments of Islamic countries. The letter calls on Muslim-majority states to support Iran as the war with the US and Israel continues. “Iran faced a deceptive American-Zionist invasion during negotiations, which aimed to divide Iran,” he said. “Do you know that except in rare cases, and that too in the political dimension, none of the Islamic governments have come to the aid of the Iranian nation?” Larijani urged leaders across the Muslim world to take sides in the conflict. “On one side of today’s battle are America and Israel, and on the other side are Muslim Iran and the resistance forces. Which side are you on?” He also called for broader unity across the Muslim world. “The unity of the Islamic Ummah with all its might can ensure and guarantee the security, excellence, and independence of countries for all.”

Bangladeshi migrant Ahmad Ali, 55, was doing his regular round delivering drinking water to residents in the United Arab Emirates when Iran launched its first retaliatory attacks against Gulf countries. Debris from a missile strike tore through his delivery van, killing him instantly and ending his three decades spent in the Emirates. "My dad told my cousin he would be back soon," Ali's son Abdul Hoque said from Barlekha in eastern Bangladesh. "But those were his last words. He died instantly when his van was hit."

Number of U.S. troops wounded in Iran war surpasses 200 across 7 countries  The Washington Post

President Donald Trump continues to offer mixed messages about how long the war, now in its third week, might continue.

The Iran War and U.S. Force Posture: Unintended Consequences  Small Wars Journal