Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts - Reuters

Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts  Reuters

Starmer announces £53m support to help with heating oil costs

The money will be for "vulnerable" households who have faced a sharp rise in energy bills since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Starmer vows to protect ‘working people’ from Iran energy price fallout

UK prime minister says Britain will not be drawn into ‘wider war’

The Guardian view on Trump’s war with Iran: if the US is winning, why ask Nato for help? | Editorial

The US has overwhelming military power. Yet the battle has moved to oil routes, alliances and domestic politics – where Tehran is testing western unity Donald Trump would like you to know that he is winning the war with Iran. So comprehensively, in fact, that he now needs Nato’s help. The western alliance, he warns, will have a “very bad” future if its members refuse. Germany’s defence minister had a brisk reply: this is not our war. Meanwhile, tankers pile up outside the strait of Hormuz as ...

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Why allies aren't leaping to Trump's aid in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling to persuade other countries to help protect commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a development analysts say is partly the result of how he has treated allies since returning to the White House last year.

Replay: UK PM Keir Starmer addresses Middle East war following Trump threats

Rewatch as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the war in the Middle East following Trump's threat that lack of ally help would mean 'very bad' future for NATO.

By FRANCE24

UK politics live: Starmer to address nation on Middle East crisis as energy bills spiral

The prime minister will use a press conference to set out tens of millions of pounds of support for vulnerable households struggling with energy bills

By Millie Cooke

Trump Faces Coalition Of The Unwilling On Iran's Hormuz

President Donald Trump spent his first year back in power disparaging US allies. Now he wants them to help America in the Iran war -- and they are none too enthusiastic.

Starmer rules out joining wider Iran war, says reopening Hormuz strait will not be easy

Prime Minister Keir Starmersaid on Monday Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would work with allies on a “viable collective plan” to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz, though he acknowledged that would not be a simple task. U.S. President Donald Trump has heavily criticised Starmer for not initially […]

Donald Trump is trying and failing to draw US allies into the war in Iran - The Observer

Donald Trump is trying and failing to draw US allies into the war in Iran  The Observer

Trump upset as key allies shun call for Hormuz warship escorts

Iran won't submit to 'lawless aggression' Saudi source rubbishes NYT report of encouraging prolonged war More st

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Trump faces coalition of the unwilling on Iran - The Daily Star

Trump faces coalition of the unwilling on Iran  The Daily Star

Trump demands allies help secure Strait of Hormuz - Dhaka Tribune

Trump demands allies help secure Strait of Hormuz  Dhaka Tribune