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Ukraine leader previously said advisers were sent to Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia to help thwart Iranian drone attacks.

'Misleading claims': UAE official rebukes Iranian top minister, rejects aggression accusation amid Iran v  The Times of India

India says talks with Iran helping reopen Hormuz shipping India’s foreign minister has said diplomacy with Iran is proving effective in restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In an interview with the Financial Times, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said direct talks with Tehran had already produced results after two Indian-flagged LPG carriers passed safely through the waterway on Saturday. “Talking has yielded some results,” he said. US President Donald Trump has meanwhile has been pleading with countries to send warships to keep the strategic strait open after starting a war against Iran alongside Israel. Jaishankar said dialogue remained the preferred path forward. “Certainly, from India’s perspective, it is better that we reason and we coordinate and we get a solution than we don't.”

Trump’s call for countries to send warships to protect the Strait of Hormuz brings no promises  Anchorage Daily News

India Says Talks With Iran Are Helping Secure Shipping Through Strait Of Hormuz  i24NEWS

EU weighs extending naval mission Aspides to Strait of Hormuz amid Iran crisis  Euronews.com

Several Gulf energy producers have declared force majeure on oil and gas shipments after disruptions to shipping.

Third Gulf Regional War: The Strait Of Hormuz Held Hostage – Analysis  Eurasia Review

What can Trump do to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened?  The Times

There is little sign of imminent regime change in Iran as its blockade of strait of Hormuz shocks global economy Middle East crisis – live updates Few doubt that in the first days of the new war in the Middle East, the initiative belonged to the US and its ally Israel. Now it seems less sure, however. Mohsen Rezaee, a senior officer in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, on Sunday said “the end of the war is in our hands” and called for the withdrawal of Washington’s forces from the Gulf and compensation for all damage caused by the assault. Continue reading...

Weekly column: Crude Oil, the Strait of Hormuz, and the stalled recovery  FXStreet

Trump urges allies to defend the Strait of Hormuz, but no one's fully signed on  CBC

Trump Urges Nations to Send Warships as Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz  India News Network

India hails talks with Iran to open Strait of Hormuz  Financial Times

Oil prices surge as Iran conflict escalates amid Strait of Hormuz blockades  Fox News

FRANKFURT, March 15 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Sunday that he was sceptical about a potential widening of the European Union's Aspides naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz. Wadephul said that the mission to help commercial shipments pass through the Red Sea was "not effective". "And that is why I am very sceptical that extending Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz would provide greater security," he said in an interview on Germany's ARD broadcaster. (Reporting by Tom Sims and Klaus Lauer; Editing by Alexander Smith)

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Video Strategic value of Strait of Hormuz, Kharg Island to US  abcnews.com

Germany sceptical about extending EU naval mission to Hormuz Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has voiced doubts about expanding the European Union’s Aspides naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz. Wadephul said the operation protecting shipping in the Red Sea has been “not effective”. “And that is why I am very sceptical that extending Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz would provide greater security.”