Iran war live: Trump scolds allies for not joining Strait of Hormuz mission

Name: Iran war live: Trump scolds allies for not joining Strait of Hormuz mission
Uploaded: 2026-03-17T00:00:00Z
Description: US President Donald Trump criticises allies’ reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports.

‘For 40 years, we’re protecting you’: US President Donald Trump criticises allies’ reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports.

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Fire and plumes of smoke rise after a drone struck a fuel tank forcing the temporary suspension of flights. near Dubai International Airport, in United Arab Emirates, early Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

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Al Jazeera Live

By Ted Regencia and Zaid Sabah

An Amnesty International investigation finds the US responsible for the attack on an Iranian primary school that killed at least 170 people, mostly schoolgirls, at the start of the US-Israel war on Iran.
Germany says it has no intention of joining the US-Israeli war as Europe’s foreign policy chief says EU nations have “no appetite” to send forces to ensure open navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran says it has closed access “to our enemies”.