The European Union is seeking more strategic clarity about the U.S. and Israel's plans for Iran and when the conflict might end as the bloc weighs whether to send ships to help shore up security

Donald Trump has lamented a lack of enthusiasm among nations to heed his call to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while also saying the US will give details of a coalition which is being assembled.

Several US allies have rebuffed Donald Trump's call to send warships to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the US...

European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.

United States President Donald Trump has urged seven countries to send warships as Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz for the US, Israel, and their allies.

Trump criticizes U.S. allies for rejecting warship escorts in Hormuz amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

"We’ve protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren’t that enthusiastic, and the level of enthusiasm matters to me," says US president.

In Berlin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spokesman said the Iran war has "nothing to do with NATO".

In Berlin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spokesman said the Iran war has "nothing to do with NATO".

Iranian strikes on commercial ships in and around the strait, and even just the threat of those attacks, have slowed shipping there to a trickle.

Donald Trump called on countries to get involved "quickly" after allies, including Germany, rebuffed his demands to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. DW has the latest.

The United States President Donald Trump has dropped a major bombshell about the US and Israel war against Iran as he outlined America's gains in the war.

Thirteen US troops have been killed since Iran launched strikes against US military bases since Feb 28. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The number of U.S. troops wounded ​in the war against Iran has risen to about 200, the U.S. ‌military said on Monday, as the conflict entered its ⁠third week.

The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran’s capital, Israel stepped up its campaign against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon and Iran retaliated with a drone strike that temporarily forced the closure of Dubai’s airport, a crucial…

U.S. troops wounded in the Iran conflict rise to about 200, with most injuries being minor and many returning to duty.

U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal to China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open and safe” brought no commitments on Sunday as oil prices soar during the Iran war

US president says 'numerous countries' have said they're joining, urges others to do so; stresses war will 'be wrapped up soon,' but likely not this week: 'We’re going to have a much safer world'

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says bloc could expand existing Red Sea naval operation into Persian Gulf as countries aim to secure vital shipping route closed by Tehran

President Trump said Monday he is keeping a close watch on which countries help the U.S. break Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and reopen the critical passage to oil traffic.

Trump also raised concerns about shipping risks in the region, even as he said there was no confirmed deployment of mines. The US President also raised concerns about shipping risks in the region, even as he said there was no confirmed deployment of mines.

"We've protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren't that enthusiastic," says the US president. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The United States has released the massive figure of wounded service men since the country's joint military action with Israel against Iran in the Middle East.

European countries on Monday sought more details about U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for the war on Iran and warned that NATO must not become involved in it, as they weighed whether to agree to his call to send warships to help shore up security in the Persian Gulf. The…

While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump’s calls to send warships.

Any ships used would need anti-aircraft capability as a pre-requisite for joining, which would rule out Ireland as a partner.

Trump said he has demanded that about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as Iranian strikes on Gulf countries continued Monday.

Fears of a global energy crisis rose Monday as the war in the Middle East raged on, with more U.S.-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital and Israel's bombardment of Lebanon. An Iranian drone str

US allies rebuffed Trump's call for warships in Hormuz, leading to criticism over ingratitude and economic costs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump said Monday that some U.S. allies are not willing to join a coalition to protect tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

Welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East, which continues to rage across multiple fronts, fuelling fears of a global energy crisis.

Welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East, which continues to rage across multiple fronts, fuelling fears of a global energy crisis.