US President Donald Trump says it would be “very bad for the future of Nato” if allies don’t help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil shipping
In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump says he expects China to help unblock the strait and could delay a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if it doesn’t
Aboard Air Force One, Trump also says he is speaking to “about seven” countries about “policing” the strait, adding that he “will remember” if they do not help
Earlier, Israel said there were still “thousands” of targets to hit in Iran, hours after pledging to expand strikes in the country’s west and centre
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has not asked for a ceasefire and doesn’t “see any reason why we should talk with [the] Americans, because we were talking with them when they decided to attack us”
Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest, has temporarily suspended flights after a “drone incident”
Trump has had a phone call with PM Keir Starmer – the UK government says the pair spoke about the “importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz”
