More than 40 US allies met Thursday to discuss plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in a signal to President Donald Trump of the deep concern across the international community about the crisis in the waterway triggered by his war on Iran.
More than 40 US allies met Thursday to discuss plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in a signal to President Donald Trump of the deep concern across the international community about the crisis in the waterway triggered by his war on Iran.
TEESSIDE, ENGLAND - MARCH 09: The ‘Tavistock Square’ crude oil tanker, leaves the ConocoPhillips oil terminal after loading on March 09, 2026 in Teesside, England. Global oil prices have risen to their highest levels since 2022 following an escalation of the US-Israel war with Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, surged past the $100 psychological threshold. Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) prices have also seen a 50% increase since the US and Israel attacked Iran. The war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz which sees over a fifth of the global oil and LNG trade pass through narrow gulf. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Photographer: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Europe
European allies are skeptical Donald Trump will actually pull the US out of NATO. But they still fear the president’s renewed threats to do so are eroding the military alliance at a precarious moment.
European allies are skeptical Donald Trump will actually pull the US out of NATO. But they still fear the president’s renewed threats to do so are eroding the military alliance at a precarious moment.
Mark Rutte, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), US President Donald Trump, and Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, front row, left to right, with other world leaders during the family photo at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2025.
A coalition of US allies is preparing a diplomatic push to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and weighing potential sanctions on Tehran if the waterway remains closed.
A coalition of US allies is preparing a diplomatic push to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and weighing potential sanctions on Tehran if the waterway remains closed.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is “easier said than done,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned ahead of a meeting designed to secure that aim once the conflict in Iran has ended.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is “easier said than done,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned ahead of a meeting designed to secure that aim once the conflict in Iran has ended.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is “easier said than done,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned ahead of a meeting designed to secure that aim once the conflict in Iran has ended.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is “easier said than done,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned ahead of a meeting designed to secure that aim once the conflict in Iran has ended.
The UK’s large-scale cut to its aid budget will fall on some of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries, as campaigners and Members of Parliament warn of Britain’s declining soft power.
The UK’s large-scale cut to its aid budget will fall on some of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries, as campaigners and Members of Parliament warn of Britain’s declining soft power.
The UK’s political left is beginning to articulate an alternative to Starmerism as the governing Labour Party wrestles with its direction ahead of expected widespread losses in May’s local elections.
The UK’s political left is beginning to articulate an alternative to Starmerism as the governing Labour Party wrestles with its direction ahead of expected widespread losses in May’s local elections.
Britain’s insurgent Green Party called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize household bills as the US war on Iran pushes energy prices higher.
Britain’s insurgent Green Party called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize household bills as the US war on Iran pushes energy prices higher.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg
Britain’s insurgent Green Party called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize household bills as the US war on Iran pushes energy prices higher.
Britain’s insurgent Green Party called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize household bills as the US war on Iran pushes energy prices higher.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg
Britain’s resurgent Green Party will call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize voters’ household bills, in light of soaring energy prices from the US war on Iran.
Britain’s resurgent Green Party will call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize voters’ household bills, in light of soaring energy prices from the US war on Iran.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg
Russian intelligence support for Iran’s deadly retaliation against the US, Israel and Gulf allies — as well as concerns China may also be helping Tehran — demonstrates deepening ties among US adversaries as the war with Iran continues to widen.
Russian intelligence support for Iran’s deadly retaliation against the US, Israel and Gulf allies — as well as concerns China may also be helping Tehran — demonstrates deepening ties among US adversaries as the war with Iran continues to widen.
Vladimir Putin, Russian president, during a news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, and Putin held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi, as the two leaders look to deepen economic cooperation in the face of pressure from US President Donald Trump.
It’s becoming increasingly evident that Iran is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK, as Iran’s new supreme leader used his first comments to the media to say the critical waterway should stay closed.
It’s becoming increasingly evident that Iran is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK, as Iran’s new supreme leader used his first comments to the media to say the critical waterway should stay closed.
A tanker passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Photographer: Fadel Senna/AFP
It’s becoming increasingly evident that Iran is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK, as Iran’s new supreme leader used his first comments to the media to say the critical waterway should stay closed.
It’s becoming increasingly evident that Iran is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK, as Iran’s new supreme leader used his first comments to the media to say the critical waterway should stay closed.
A tanker passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Photographer: Fadel Senna/AFP
Iran’s ability to make more Shahed-136 weapons, rudimentary cruise missiles it has used to attack targets around the Persian Gulf, has been reduced by US and Israeli air strikes, but stockpiles remain and making more requires no complex components.
Iran’s ability to make more Shahed-136 weapons, rudimentary cruise missiles it has used to attack targets around the Persian Gulf, has been reduced by US and Israeli air strikes, but stockpiles remain and making more requires no complex components.
A truck carrying an Iranian made Shahed 136 drone during a
The US and Israel’s war on Iran forced world governments to intervene to shore up energy supplies, even as President Donald Trump once again said fighting will end soon.
The US and Israel’s war on Iran forced world governments to intervene to shore up energy supplies, even as President Donald Trump once again said fighting will end soon.
The US and Israel’s war on Iran forced world governments to intervene to shore up energy supplies, even as President Donald Trump once again said fighting will end soon.
The US and Israel’s war on Iran forced world governments to intervene to shore up energy supplies, even as President Donald Trump once again said fighting will end soon.
For years, Europe has endured President Donald Trump’s complaints that it is a complacent continent hiding under America’s security umbrella. Now, as he launches the first open-ended military campaign of his presidency, its leaders find themselves holding something he still needs: their bases, airspace and strategic geography.
For years, Europe has endured President Donald Trump’s complaints that it is a complacent continent hiding under America’s security umbrella. Now, as he launches the first open-ended military campaign of his presidency, its leaders find themselves holding something he still needs: their bases, airspace and strategic geography.
President Donald Trump during a meeting with Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, in the Oval Office on March 3.
Keir Starmer addressed criticism that the UK government has been slow in its response to the conflict in the Middle East, saying “we are and we have done everything we can at speed.”
Keir Starmer addressed criticism that the UK government has been slow in its response to the conflict in the Middle East, saying “we are and we have done everything we can at speed.”
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