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Why Hormuz will haunt us long after this war ends  Financial Times

Rising oil prices amid the US-Israel war on Iran are pushing nations to readjust their energy policies.

UK working with allies on 'viable' plan to reopen Hormuz Prime minister Keir Starmer said Monday Britain was working with allies to come up with a "viable" plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil transport conduit effectively shut by Iran in the Middle East war. "We're working with all of our allies, including our European partners, to bring together a viable collective plan that can restore freedom of navigation in the region as quickly as possible and ease the economic impacts," Starmer told reporters, adding he had discussed the situation with US President Donald Trump. The UK leader added that while Britain was "taking the necessary action to defend ourselves and our allies, we will not be drawn into the wider war".

Trump demands other countries help reopen Strait of Hormuz  CBS News

Israel expands its ground campaign in southern Lebanon  The Detroit News

The Blogs: 10 Questions/Worries about this War  The Times of Israel

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Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Open Under Conditions, Bars 'Hostile' Vessels  Kurdistan24

Turkish Airlines has cancelled flights across the Middle East

US-Israel-Iran War Latest Update: Is Mojtaba Khamenei in Russia? Reports Claim Iran’s New Supreme Leader Flown to Russia for Secret Medical Treatment  The Sunday Guardian

Opinion | The Iran war reveals the limits of U.S. military power  The Washington Post

Recapping the Academy Awards and challenges reopening the Strait of Hormuz: Morning Rundown  NBC News

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Britain is working with allies on a collective plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore freedom of navigation in the Middle East but it will not be easy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. "Ultimately, we have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ensure stability in the (oil) market. That is not a simple task," Starmer told reporters.

Israel carries out new wave of ‘extensive’ airstrikes on Iran  NewsNation

How the hot war in Iran diminished the cold war with Russia  Axios

Advocates say 24/7 coverage of US attacks will not last for ever – and spotlight will return to Epstein and his crimes As the US woke to news that Donald Trump had bombed Iran, domestic discord was fast simmering. There was unrelenting outrage over ICE raids. There was frustration with the rising cost of living. There was fear over rocketing healthcare prices, mounting household debt, not to mention many Americans’ nagging sense of desperation in a country, some warned, where democracy itself was under threat. Continue reading...

Most people, although not everybody, want this war to end as quickly as possible. But on what terms?

Who wants what from the Iran war?  BBC

How the War With Iran Is Impacting Economies in Asia  Time Magazine

EU announces 458 million euros in humanitarian aid for Middle East The European Union on Monday announced 458 million euros ($525 million) in humanitarian aid for the Middle East, in response to the conflicts in the region such as the US-Israeli war with Iran and Israel's war in Lebanon. "In a war-torn Middle East, the European Union is stepping up while others step back," said Hadja Lahbib, the EU's commissioner in charge of humanitarian crises.