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People shout slogans during an anti U.S. and Israeli rally outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 15, 2026. The sign reads in Turkish: "Leave NATO, close the bases."
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President Donald Trump says he has “demanded” that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz. About one-fifth of the world’s traded oil flows through the waterway. Trump spoke while answering reporters’ questions as he flew back to Washington from Florida aboard Air Force One. The president declined to name the countries the administration is negotiating with to protect of the strait. “I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their own territory,” Trump said about the strait
Explosions are sounding in Dubai after the United Arab Emirates reopened its airspace following a brief closure amid incoming attacks from Iran. The UAE's military was working early Tuesday to intercept incoming Iranian fire. Meanwhile, Israel launched new strikes on Tehran and against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The Israel military also faced new salvos of incoming missiles from Iran. Fears of a global energy crisis continue as the war rages on. Tehran has regularly fired on Israel, American bases in the region, and Gulf Arab countries’ energy infrastructure. It has also effectively stopped shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
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