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European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz  The Guardian

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.

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.

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.

By Maggie Michael TEHRAN, March 16 (Reuters) - As gravediggers prepared new burial plots for those killed in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, Marzia Razaei wept for her son Arfan Shamei, who died in a blast at a military training camp days before he was due home on leave. The war that began on February 28 with a blitz of air strikes on Tehran and other cities has killed more than 1,300 Iranians so far, according to Iranian officials, and plunged the Middle East into crisis.

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

President Donald Trump criticized US allies on Monday for their lukewarm response to his call to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the US war against Iran. Trump called for more "enthusiasm" from other countries, as he said he believed France and Britain would somewhat reluctantly get involved. "We strongly encourage the other nations to get involved with us and get involved quickly and with great enthusiasm," Trump told reporters during an event at the White House. "The level of enthusiasm matters to me."

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

One million displaced in Lebanon as Israeli attacks kill 886 Lebanon’s National News Agency says displacement continues to surge as Israel’s assault on the country intensifies. Authorities reported that the total number of displaced people has reached 1,049,328. Officials added that the death toll has risen to 886 and the number of wounded to 2141.

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Trump ‘strongly’ encourages other nations to help on ‘paper tiger’ Iran, Strait of Hormuz  The Hill

Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.

Oil prices highest since 2022 amid Israel-Iran War  WBIR

Bessent says some ships are getting through the Strait of Hormuz  The Hill

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IEA to consider release of more oil reserves as Iran war keeps prices high  The Guardian

Trump criticizes allies who aren't helping secure the Strait of Hormuz  CNN

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