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US president strikes defiant tone as allies reject joining coalition, does not name countries he says 'on their way'.
Europe could offer to help Trump on Iran — if he backs Ukraine, Finland’s Stubb suggests ⊕⊕
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
Alexander Stubb, a golf buddy of the U.S. president, says it's a “really good idea” to try to bargain with Trump, who wants Europe to help him open the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil in Oman soars above $150 as buyers rush to replace Gulf barrels ○
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a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times
Closure of Strait of Hormuz has caused growing ‘dislocation’ between global benchmarks and cost of physical supplies
'We no longer need NATO': Trump sends shockwaves through Europe with ferocious attack on allies ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Trump has been left exposed after US allies, including the UK, France, Japan and Australia, declined to help protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Diesel prices surge to $5 per gallon, highest since 2022, as Iran war disrupts global oil supplies ⊖⊖
Fuel prices are likely to keep rising until crude oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz return to normal.
Iran blames US, Israel for Hormuz tensions as crisis risks energy supplies ⊖⊖
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Iran's Araghchi calls for global condemnation of ‘military aggression’ that disrupted transit through Strait of Hormuz.
What have other countries said about the Strait of Hormuz? ○
US allies have either pushed back or remained cautious on Trump's request to send ships to the crucial oil route.
Iran targets UAE energy infrastructure as gas field set ablaze, tanker struck near Strait of Hormuz ⊕
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Oil prices advanced on Tuesday as energy market participants monitored Middle East supply disruptions.
Starmer DENIES Trump's claim he offered to send UK carriers to Middle East as Special Relationship goes into tailspin… and Europe snubs US call to patrol Strait of Hormuz ⊖⊖
Donald Trump vented his frustration with the PM again last night, describing the UK's reluctance to get involved in the Middle East as 'terrible'.
Workers are given every Wednesday off to tackle fuel shortages in Sri Lanka ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The drastic measure comes as the island nation reels from the fallout of the US and Israel's war with Iran , which has choked off vital oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.