Gulf countries reported new attacks Sunday morning, a day after Iran called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, threatening for the first time a neighboring .
Tehran accused the United States of using 鈥減orts, docks and hideouts鈥� in the UAE to launch strikes on , home to the main terminal handling Iran鈥檚 oil exports, without providing evidence, as showed no signs of ending.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped allies would send warships to help secure the vital Strait of 鈥婬ormuz.
Meanwhile, Israeli strikes have deepened , with more than 800 people killed and over 850,000 displaced.
Here is the latest:
Emirates tells passengers to avoid Dubai International Airport
Emirates is telling passengers to avoid going to Dubai International Airport after flights were temporarily suspended.
The Middle East鈥檚 largest airline sent the update on X and said it will share updates as they鈥檙e available.
Dubai authorities earlier said flights at the major international travel hub were halted after a drone struck a fuel tank and started a fire.
The Dubai Media Office said some flights are being diverted to Dubai World Central 鈥� Al Maktoum International.
DWC sits on the southern end of Dubai and typically handles cargo, charter and seasonal flights.
It handles a small fraction of the traffic at Dubai鈥檚 main airport, the world鈥檚 busiest hub for international travel.
Japan says 鈥榥othing decided鈥� on Trump request for warship dispatch to Strait of Hormuz
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said her government 鈥渉as not heard anything鈥� from Washington about U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 calls for countries including Japan to send ships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.
Takaichi told a parliamentary session that officials have been discussing everything Japan can do to protect Japanese ships in the region within its legal limitations 鈥渞egardless of a U.S. request.鈥�
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said he has no plans to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz under the current safety conditions.
鈥淲hat we can technically do and whether we should do it under the current circumstances is a different story,鈥� he said.
Trump says Iran first, Cuba next
鈥淲e鈥檙e talking to Cuba, but we鈥檙e going to do Iran before Cuba,鈥� Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday.
Trump said his supporters in south Florida are eager to see change after decades of animosity.
He has been talking about the island since January, when the U.S. military ousted former Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro and brought him to the U.S. to face drug charges.
Before that, Venezuela had long supported Cuba financially.
鈥淚 think we will pretty soon either make a deal, or do whatever we have to do,鈥� Trump said.
Crew members rescued from stricken Thai cargo ship return to Bangkok
Rescued crew members from a Thai cargo ship that was struck and set ablaze near the Strait of Hormuz arrived in Bangkok from Oman on Monday.
Three crew members from the Mayuree Naree ship remain missing after the vessel was hit by a projectile just north of Oman last week.
Thai officials said they are in close coordination with Iranian and Omani authorities as search and rescue efforts continue.
The 20 crew members who returned to Bangkok were reported to be in good health and good spirits, officials said.
After landing at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the crew were escorted by officials to a waiting bus and did not speak to the media.
Flights suspended at Dubai airport after drone sparks fire
Flights were temporarily suspended at Dubai International Airport after a drone struck a fuel tank and sparked a fire, authorities said.
Civil defense crews later contained the blaze, the Dubai Media Office said, adding that no injuries were reported.
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority said the flight suspension was taken as a precaution.
The incident comes as Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones toward Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets since the war began, including strikes toward the United Arab Emirates.
Emirati authorities say most have been intercepted by air defenses, though debris and some drones have fallen inside the country.
Iranian officials have recently accused the UAE of allowing its territory to be used for attacks against Iran, allegations Emirati officials have rejected as misleading, saying the country鈥檚 actions have been defensive.
Crew members rescued from stricken Thai cargo ship return to Bangkok
Rescued crew members from a Thai cargo ship that was struck and set ablaze near the Strait of Hormuz arrived in Bangkok from Oman on Monday.
Three crew members from the Mayuree Naree ship remain missing after the vessel was hit by a projectile just north of Oman last week.
Thai officials said they are in close coordination with Iranian and Omani authorities as search and rescue efforts continue.
The 20 crew members who returned to Bangkok were reported to be in good health and good spirits, officials said.
After landing at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the crew were escorted by officials to a waiting bus and did not speak to the media.
Trump defends use of dignified transfer photo in fundraising
CNN reported on Friday that a political action committee tied to Trump had used a photo in a fundraising email of the president saluting during last Saturday鈥檚 killed in Kuwait.
Asked whether he thought that was appropriate, Trump said: 鈥淚 do,鈥� saying that he was very popular with the military.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 see it 鈥� I mean, somebody puts it out 鈥� we have a lot of people work here for us,鈥� Trump said.
鈥淏ut there鈥檚 nobody that鈥檚 better to the military than me.鈥�
Trump says he doesn鈥檛 think Iran is ready to negotiate on nuclear program
Asked whether there are diplomatic talks underway, Trump told reporters: 鈥淲e鈥檙e talking to them, but I don鈥檛 think they鈥檙e ready. But they鈥檙e getting pretty close.鈥�
He said, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think they鈥檙e ready to do what they have to do,鈥� and said any deal has to first address Iran鈥檚 nuclear program.
鈥淭here will be no nuclear weapons 鈥� that鈥檚 where it starts. And then on top of that, there鈥檚 plenty of things that we鈥檙e going to get,鈥� Trump said.
But he also said: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know if I want to make a deal, because you know what? First of all, nobody even knows who you鈥檙e dealing with, because most of their leadership has been killed.鈥�
Japan starts releasing oil reserves
Japan on Monday began releasing oil reserves worth about 45 days to address concerns about supply shortage and rising prices as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran goes on with no end in sight.
Monday鈥檚 release began with 15 days worth of private-sector reserves, followed by a month鈥檚 worth of state-held oil, totaling about 80 million barrels or about one-fifth of Japan鈥檚 domestic oil reserves.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced the release plan last week.
Japan imports more than 90 percent of its crude oil from the Middle East.
Most of it comes through the Strait of Hormuz and its closure is expected to start impacting Japan鈥檚 oil supply within weeks.
Trump says fatal strike on school in Iran is being investigated
Asked if it is looking more likely that the U.S. was at fault, Trump replied, 鈥淲e don鈥檛 know. That鈥檚 under investigation.鈥�
The deadly missile strike on an elementary school in the opening hours of the conflict killed more than 165 people, many of them children.
The AP recently reported that satellite images, expert analysis, a U.S. official and public information released by the U.S. military all suggested it was likely a U.S. strike.
Outdated intelligence likely played a role, the AP also reported, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on the findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident.
Trump sidesteps question about oil futures
Trump didn鈥檛 directly answer whether his administration is talking about selling oil futures as a way to cap surging oil prices.
鈥淭he prices are going to come tumbling down as soon as it鈥檚 over. And it鈥檚 going to be over pretty quickly,鈥� he told reporters as he flew back to Washington from Florida aboard Air Force One.
Trump鈥檚 Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Bloomberg Television on the weekend that the administration has talked about that strategy.
Trump says 鈥榳e will remember鈥� who joins new coalition
Trump wouldn鈥檛 say which countries will be part of the coalition he wants to police the Strait of Hormuz to provide security for oil tankers and other commercial ships passing through it.
But he said he won鈥檛 forget the countries that decline to help 鈥� specifically namechecking British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who he said initially declined to put British aircraft carriers 鈥渋nto harm鈥檚 way.鈥�
鈥淲hether we get support or not, but I can say this, and I said to them: We will remember,鈥� Trump said.
Dubai authorities say a drone hit a fuel tank at its airport
The Dubai Media Office said civil defense crews were working to bring a fire that erupted at Dubai International Airport under control following a drone strike.
No injuries were immediately reported, it added.
The airport, located close to the city center in Dubai, is one of the busiest international airports in the world.
Trump says he demanded 鈥榓bout 7鈥� countries join coalition to police Strait of Hormuz
Trump said Sunday that he has 鈥渄emanded鈥� that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz.
About one-fifth of the world鈥檚 traded oil flows through the waterway.
Trump spoke while answering reporters鈥� questions as he flew back to Washington from Florida aboard Air Force One.
The president declined to name the countries the administration is negotiating with for protection for the strait.
鈥淚鈥檓 demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their own territory,鈥� Trump said about the strait, claiming the vital shipping channel is not something the United States needs because of its own access to oil.
Trump said China is heavily reliant on oil from the Middle East, while the United States gets a minimal amount.
He declined to discuss whether China will join the coalition.
鈥淚t would be nice to have other countries police that with us, and we鈥檒l help. We鈥檒l work with them,鈥� Trump said.
Trump on Saturday had listed China, France, Japan, South Korea and the U.K. as countries he hoped would send ships to the strait.
Drone hits Dubai airport as Saudi air defenses down barrage
A drone hit the Dubai International Airport early Monday causing a fire, the Dubai Media Office said.
Videos circulating on social media showed a column of smoke billowing from the airport vicinity.
Authorities did not immediately report casualties or the extent of the damage.
In Saudi Arabia, the Defense Ministry said it downed a barrage of 25 drones in under an hour in the eastern region, one of the kingdom鈥檚 least dense areas close to Iran and home to major oil installations.
The ministry did not immediately report casualties or damage from the attempted attacks.
Rockets strike near Baghdad airport for 2nd time in a day
Four rockets landed near Baghdad International Airport late Sunday, marking the second such incident in a day, an Iraqi security official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
Two militia sources said the rockets targeted Victoria Base, a former U.S. base next to the airport that still provides logistical support for American operations.
The attack followed an earlier strike that wounded four airport security personnel and staff. Iran-backed militias in Iraq have launched a series of attacks on U.S. facilities in the country since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, triggering the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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Israeli strikes kill 5 in southern Lebanon, health ministry says
One strike in the Tyre district on Sunday killed three people and wounded three others, Lebanon鈥檚 health ministry said. Another strike in the Marjeyoun district killed two people and wounded four others.
Israeli strikes have killed 850 people in Lebanon, including 107 children and 66 women, since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel reignited on March 2 after Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets toward northern Israel, the ministry said. It added that it also wounded 2026 people.
US crude oil surpasses $100 per barrel
The price of U.S. crude oil has gone above $100 per barrel as the Iran war continues to hinder shipping and production in the Middle East.
West Texas Intermediate, the light, sweet crude oil produced in the United States, was selling for about $101.02 a barrel shortly after trading resumed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or 2.3% more than its Friday close of $98.71.
The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was trading at $ 6 39 Sunday, up 2 4%.
The price for both WTI and Brent has soared more than 40% since the start of the war. Attention is focused on the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global oil exports normally pass.
Israel says it is striking Hezbollah in Beirut
The Israeli military said early Monday it is striking more Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. Moments before the announcement, a powerful strike hit Beirut鈥檚 southern suburbs.
There were no immediate reports of casualties. The Israeli army had issued evacuation orders for almost the entirety of those neighborhoods in Beirut as well as southern Lebanon, displacing over 800,000 people.
Britain鈥檚 prime minister speaks with Trump
A British spokeswoman says Keir Starmer鈥檚 call with Trump discussed 鈥渢he importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to end the disruption to global shipping.鈥� Starmer also spoke with Canada鈥檚 prime minister about it separately.
Trump on Saturday called on Britain and other countries to send warships to secure passage for vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran
Iran鈥檚 internet blackout further deepens
An internet watchdog said Sunday that Iran鈥檚 internet blackout deepened, disrupting even semiofficial Iranian news organizations.
It was not immediately clear what caused the disruption.
鈥淐onnectivity rapidly collapses from 12:00 p.m. UTC,鈥� Alp Toker, the founder of NetBlocks, told The Associated Press. Iranian state media social accounts that usually post frequently on X, including Fars 太子探花 Agency, also abruptly stopped updating around the same time, coinciding with the disruption, he added.
This is the first time a disconnection at that scale happened during the war that is entering its third week, but Netblocks observed 鈥渁 similar blackout during the early part of the blackout during Iran鈥檚 January protests, so it isn鈥檛 unprecedented.鈥�
While the Iranian public have been heavily restricted from accessing the internet since the start of the war on Feb. 28, many Iranians were still able to get online using VPNs or Starlink connections. The latest disruption appears to have affected many of those routes, leaving significantly fewer users able to connect
Media reports 5th Iranian soccer team member gives up asylum in Australia
Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports a fifth member of the Iranian women鈥檚 soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke鈥檚 office on Monday did not immediately confirm the news media report that the player departed on Sunday.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke鈥檚 office on Monday did not immediately confirm the news media report that the player departed on Sunday. The reported departure leaves two of an initial seven squad members in Australia.
Israel鈥檚 military says it has struck over 200 targets
Its statement Sunday said the targets it struck in western and central Iran over the past day included command centers and weapons storage and production sites.
German minister indicates his country won鈥檛 participate in a Strait of Hormuz mission now
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on ARD television Sunday: 鈥淲ill we soon be an active part of this conflict? No.鈥�
Wadephul said that 鈥渨e will only get security for the Strait of Hormuz 鈥� if there is a negotiated solution.鈥�
He said he is skeptical about expanding the European Union鈥檚 naval mission in the Red Sea, called Operation Aspides, to the Strait of Hormuz because it hasn鈥檛 been effective in its current area.
Wadephul added: 鈥淚t is completely clear that Europe always gives constructive support when it comes to securing sea routes, but I see neither an immediate necessity nor above all Germany participating.鈥�
Iraqi agency: Rockets hit Baghdad airport and surroundings injuring 5
Iraq鈥檚 Security Media Cell, affiliated with the country鈥檚 security forces, said Sunday that Baghdad International Airport and its surroundings were hit by rockets, injuring four airport security personnel and staff, as well as an engineer.
Two security officials said a former U.S. base adjacent to the airport, which still provides logistical support to U.S. operations, was targeted with drones and Katyusha rockets.
Iran-backed militias in Iraq have launched a series of attacks on U.S. facilities in the country since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, triggering the ongoing war in the Middle East.
The Security Media Cell added that the rocket launch platform was found hidden inside a vehicle in an area west of the capital and seized. It said that authorities have relieved a number of sector commanders and intelligence officers of their duties and initiated legal procedures over the incident.
Ahmed Laibi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice, said in a separate statement that attacks on the airport in recent days had landed near the al-Karkh Central Prison nearby 鈥渞aising concerns regarding the impact on the security of a prison that houses high-risk terrorist inmates.鈥�
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Israel says Gaza鈥檚 crucial Rafah crossing will reopen
The military鈥檚 statement says the territory鈥檚 crossing with Egypt will open Wednesday for 鈥渓imited鈥� movement in both directions: people only, not cargo. It says procedures will be the same as before the crossing closed.
Israel closed Gaza鈥檚 crossings on the first weekend of the Iran war. Rafah has been critical for medical evacuations abroad.
UN says peacekeepers were fired on in southern Lebanon
The U.N. statement says the gunfire 鈥渓ikely by non-state armed groups鈥� happened while peacekeepers were patrolling around their bases on Sunday. It says two patrols fired back and no peacekeepers were injured.
Hassett says Trump administration attacks on Iran have cost $12 billion
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett was speaking on CBS 太子探花鈥� Face the Nation on Sunday.
鈥淭he latest number I was briefed on was 12,鈥� Hassett said.
Pentagon estimates provided to Congress said the war would cost $11.3 billion in its first week. Hassett did not specify the time frame for the $12 billion in spending.
Asked whether the U.S. will need to request more money from Congress, Hassett responded: 鈥淚 think right now we鈥檝e got what we need, whether we have to go back to Congress for more is something that I think that Russ Vought and OMB will look into.鈥�
OMB is the United States Office of Management and Budget.
Iranian government shows journalists part of Tehran heavily damaged by a US-Israeli strike
A strike on the Javadieh neighborhood of southern Tehran on Friday hit a police station and several surrounding buildings.
Elham Movagghari, a resident of the area who spoke to journalists Sunday, said she was shocked by the attack.
鈥淲e were confused and didn鈥檛 know what had happened,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e just ran away.鈥�
Another resident, Hossein Ghardashi, said the strike threw him across the room.
鈥淲hen I got up and came to my senses, I saw that two or three pieces of glass had gone into my face and head鈥� he said.
Italy鈥檚 chief of defense staff says a drone hit a base in Kuwait housing Italian and US forces
Gen. Luciano Portolano said the attack on the Ali Al Salem base occurred on Sunday morning and destroyed an Italian drone inside a shelter on the base.
No Italian personnel were injured, he said, in comments posted on X.
Italian troops are stationed at the base as part of a coalition task force combating the Islamic State militant group.
The Chief of Defense Staff鈥檚 post said the Italian task force鈥檚 assets 鈥渉ad been preemptively reduced鈥� in recent days due to the ongoing war. It said some personnel remain at the base to carry out essential activities. It did not say how many Italians remain.
For residents of Israel鈥檚 north, the missile fire continues
Some Israelis in northern Israel have little faith their communities will soon quiet down, after seeing the last Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire falter and fall apart. They fear the conflict thundering ahead could continue beyond the Iran war.
鈥淭here was a war, there was an agreement, and today again another war and there will be another agreement, and another war, and another agreement,鈥� said Ahmad Zbidat, a renovation foreman at a hotel in Metula, just across the border from Lebanon.
Some 100,000 Israeli troops have amassed along the U.N.-mandated Blue Line that divides the two countries, in an anticipated ground invasion.
Israeli police officer thanks citizens for showing 鈥榙iscipline鈥� and entering safe rooms
Security forces have flocked to the site where a missile fell in Tel Aviv, leaving a small crater in the ground.
It was one of at least 23 sites that the Israeli rescue service United Hatzalah said were damaged in one of several barrages from Iran on Sunday.
Shlomo Shlezinger, head of operations for the Israeli police, said a few cars and a motorcycle were damaged but no one was injured or killed at the site.
鈥淓veryone was inside the safe rooms,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hank you to all the civilians for their civilian discipline.鈥�
UEFA cancels Argentina vs. Spain Finalissima in Qatar
European soccer鈥檚 governing body said Sunday that the security of the marquee game had been plunged into doubt by increasing tensions in the Middle East.
The between South American champion Argentina and had been scheduled to take place in Doha on March 27.
Argentina and Spain were to play at Lusail Stadium, which staged the . Argentina won a penalty shootout against France after Lionel Messi scored twice and Kylian Mbapp茅 secured a hat trick in a thrilling 3-3 draw.
The has impacted international sport beyond the Finalissima. Formula 1鈥檚 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, scheduled for April, have been , while Trump has suggested that in this summer鈥檚 World Cup that is co-hosted by the U.S.
Emergency stocks of oil 鈥榳ill soon start flowing to global markets,鈥� the International Energy Agency says
The Paris-based agency, which is helping to coordinate the international effort to lower prices, says its member countries in Asia and Oceania plan to release stocks 鈥渋mmediately鈥� and that reserves from Europe and the Americas 鈥渨ill be made available starting from the end of March.鈥�
鈥淭his emergency collective action, by far the largest ever, provides a significant and welcome buffer,鈥� it says in a statement.
The IEA announced Wednesday that from members鈥� emergency reserves 鈥� more than double the 182.7 million barrels that the IEA鈥檚 32 countries released in 2022 in response to Russia鈥檚 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The IEA鈥檚 update on Sunday said its members have so far committed to making available a total of nearly 412 million barrels from government, industry and other stocks 鈥� of which 72% will be crude oil and the rest as oil products.
Israel鈥檚 prime minister shows the world he is alive and has only 10 fingers
Benjamin Netanyahu posted his latest video Facebook to seemingly clear up confusion over an earlier post. Some who watched the earlier video thought it was an AI creation because at one point he appeared to have more than 10 fingers, and speculated that the Israeli leader might have died.
In a video filmed in an Israeli cafe and posted online Sunday, Netanyahu picks up a cappuccino with showy ease and pivots to the camera.
鈥淭hey are saying on the internet that the prime minister鈥檚 dead? I鈥檓 dying for coffee,鈥� he said.
Then he spread the fingers on each hand to show he has only 10, and sipped his coffee.
Israel maintains it has enough interceptors to sustain air defense against Iran
An Israeli military source told The Associated Press on Sunday that the country has enough interceptors to continue defending its skies against missiles from Iran.
The source spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military protocol.
The comment appeared to be an effort to tamp down growing speculation that Israel鈥檚 vaunted air defense system is running low.
Interceptors are the missiles that Israel鈥檚 air defense system uses to destroy incoming rockets before they hit populated areas.
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Egypt鈥檚 president calls Gulf leaders to discuss how to end conflict
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi made a series of phone calls Sunday, speaking with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani; Jordanian King Abdullah II; and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Egypt鈥檚 foreign minister is touring the Gulf region.
El-Sissi said in a statement that Egypt is intensifying efforts seeking a de-escalation of tensions in the region.
Iranian foreign minister says there鈥檚 鈥榥o reason鈥� to talk with Trump鈥檚 envoys
Abbas Araghchi told CBS鈥� 鈥淔ace the Nation鈥� on Sunday that Iranian negotiators were in talks with U.S. envoys when the decision to attack his country was made.
Araghchi said 鈥渨e don鈥檛 see any reason why we should talk with Americans鈥� about how to end the war and that Iran has had no 鈥済ood experience talking with Americans.鈥�
Araghchi says Iran is 鈥渙pen to countries who want to talk to us about the safe passage of their vessels鈥� through the Strait of Hormuz and has been approach by 鈥渁 number鈥欌�� of nations about that. He didn鈥檛 name them.
Asked about the fate of his country鈥檚 nuclear material, the minister said it was under rubble from attacks on Iran鈥檚 nuclear facilities and 鈥渨e have no plan to recover鈥� it from there.
Israel says the brother of a man who attacked a Michigan synagogue was a Hezbollah commander killed in an airstrike
The military said it had struck Ibrahim Ghazali 鈥� the brother of Lebanese-born Ayman Ghazali, who attacked last week 鈥� because he managed weapons for a Hezbollah unit that fired rockets at Israel.
The Associated Press was not able to verify that Ibrahim Ghazali was a militant.
A Lebanese official, who requested anonymity because he could not publicly discuss details of the airstrike, confirmed that Ibrahim Ghazali was killed.
The official told AP that Ghazali鈥檚 children, Ali and Fatima, and brother, Kassim, were also killed in the strike that hit their home just after sunset.
Authorities have said 41-year-old Ayman Ghazali attacked the Temple Israel synagogue outside Detroit after learning that four of his family members had been killed in an Israeli strike.
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Funeral held for Turkish truck driver killed in missile strike in Iran
Crowds gathered Sunday for the burial of 29-year-old Huseyin Firat in Reyhanli, southern Turkey, the Demiroren 太子探花 Agency reported.
He died from wounds sustained in a March 6 attack on a convoy returning from Afghanistan to Turkey, according to Turkish media reports.
Video footage taken days later showed his vehicle shredded by shrapnel and a large crater near the city of Zanjan, in northwest Iran.
The US expects other countries to back American efforts on Hormuz, Wright says
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says he鈥檚 been 鈥渋n dialogue鈥� with some of the countries that Trump hopes will send warships to counter Iran鈥檚 efforts to restrict shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. He鈥檚 not saying which ones.
Asked on NBC鈥檚 鈥淢eet the Press鈥� whether shipping through the critical waterway is safe at the moment, Wright responded: 鈥淣o, it is not.鈥�
He noted that many other countries, especially in Asia, are more dependent than the United States on energy supplies that are shipped through the strait.
鈥淪o of course the whole world will be united on the need to open Hormuz and clearly we will have the support of other nations to achieve that objective,鈥� he said.
Wright said he expected China to 鈥渂e a constructive partner鈥� in efforts to reopen the strait.
Egypt pledges unity with Qatar and other Gulf nations that have been struck by Iran
Egypt鈥檚 President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi promised 鈥渇ull support and solidarity鈥� in a message to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
Americans will feel the effects of energy disruption for some weeks yet, Trump鈥檚 energy secretary says
Chris Wright told NBC鈥檚 鈥淢eet the Press鈥� on Sunday that there鈥檚 been a 鈥渟hort-term disruption鈥� to the flow of energy and that 鈥淎mericans are feeling it right now. Americans will feel it for a few more weeks.鈥�
Asked whether the war will be over in a matter of weeks, Wright said: 鈥淚 think that鈥檚 the likely time frame, yes.鈥�
He said gas prices will start to come back down after the war is over.
鈥淎t the end, we will have removed the greatest risk to global energy supplies. We鈥檒l go to a world more abundant in energy, more affordable energy.鈥�
Asked about whether pump prices will fall below $3 per gallon by the summer travel season, Wright said: 鈥渢here鈥檚 a very good chance that鈥檒l be true. There鈥檚 no guarantees in war.鈥�
A violent storm hammers displaced Lebanese people on Beirut鈥檚 waterfront
The displaced struggled to keep their tents intact as pouring rain and fierce winds hammered the city鈥檚 downtown waterfront area Sunday.
An AP team on the ground witnessed one tent succumb to the winds, blowing away entirely.
Fadi Younes, one displaced man who fled to the beach from Beirut鈥檚 southern suburbs, found himself battling with his collapsed tent. He had already rebuilt it once after a storm two days ago, he said.
He gestured to new mattresses, now waterlogged, that he bought after the last ones got soaked through.
鈥淚 hope that today things in the country will be set right and everyone can return to their homes. A person only truly feels at ease in their own home,鈥� he said.
Younes is among more than 830,000 people displaced by Israeli strikes and evacuation warnings in Lebanon. The Norwegian Refugee Council says that amounts to one in every seven people.
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz says Trump is weighing options to hit Iran鈥檚 oil hub
Waltz was asked on CNN Sunday whether the U.S. president was prepared to target oil facilities on Kharg Island, which handles 90% of Iran鈥檚 crude oil exports, and if so, if he was worried that could risk even more of an escalation in the war.
鈥淧resident Trump鈥檚 not going to take any options off the table,鈥� Waltz said. 鈥淚 would certainly think he would maintain that optionality if he wants to take down their energy infrastructure.鈥�
U.S. Central Command posted on X Saturday that it had struck military targets on the island, but preserved the oil infrastructure.
Iran says strategic strait open to all vessels except the US and its allies
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi鈥檚 comments about the reopening of the crucial Strait of Hormuz came in an interview with the London-based Al-Araby al-Jadeed published Sunday.
鈥淭he Strait of Hormuz is not generally closed, but only to the U.S. and its allies, and we will continue this policy as long as the attacks continue,鈥� he was quoted as saying.
Aluminium Bahrain to gradually stop some production
The world鈥檚 largest aluminum smelter outside China said Sunday it would gradually shut down nearly one-fifth of its production capacity as exports remain blocked through the Strait of Hormuz.
Aluminum Bahrain, or Alba, promised a 鈥渃ontrolled and safe shutdown strategy.鈥�
Smelters run at high temperatures and take time to shut down or restart without endangering equipment or damage the containers that hold molten metals.
The company told buyers last week it couldn鈥檛 meet its obligations. The timeline of a phased partial shutdown means global aluminum supplies could remain tight even if transit through the Strait of Hormuz quickly returns to normal, keeping upward pressure on prices for products such as construction materials and cars.
Aluminum and oil make up a big part of Bahrain鈥檚 economy and limits on production and export threaten to deepen woes in the Persian Gulf Island nation being hit with Iranian airstrikes.
The United Arab Emirates said it was attacked Sunday by 4 ballistic missiles and 6 drones from Iran
There was no immediate word on damage or casualties.
Latest Iranian missile attack on Israel injures 2 and damages apartment building
It was one of the multiple barrages targeting Israel Sunday. It damaged an apartment building in the central Israeli ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak.
The country鈥檚 Magen David Adom rescue services said that one man was injured by glass shrapnel. Photos and video showed a blackened hole in place of the apartment鈥檚 windows.
Magen David Adom also said paramedics were treating another man in the nearby city of Ramat Gan who sustained blast injuries. It comes after an earlier barrage hit 23 sites in the Tel Aviv area and injured two people.
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