Factbox-Reactions to Trump’s Call for Help to Secure Strait of Hormuz

March 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called ⁠on ⁠allies over the weekend to ⁠help secure the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian forces continue ​attacks on the vital waterway amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, now in its third ‌week. Trump said his administration has ‌already contacted seven countries, but declined to identify them. …

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Trump Eyes ‘Hormuz Coalition’, Seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island Oil Hub, Axios Reports

March ⁠15 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump ​is ‌working ‌to ⁠assemble a ⁠coalition of countries ​to ​reopen the Strait ⁠of ⁠Hormuz ⁠and is hoping ​to announce ​it ⁠later ⁠this week, Axios reported on ⁠Sunday citing four sources. (Reporting by Shivani ⁠Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing ​by Jacqueline ​Wong) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Trump Accuses Iran of Using AI to Spread Disinformation

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump ⁠on Sunday accused Iran of ⁠using artificial intelligence as a “disinformation weapon” to misrepresent its wartime successes and ​support. “AI can be very dangerous, we have to be very careful with it,” Trump said to reporters ‌on Air Force One shortly after ‌he made a …

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“All the Empty Rooms” wins Oscar for Steve Hartman’s project memorializing children killed in school shootings

The documentary “All the Empty Rooms,” which memorialized children killed in school shootings through a look at the bedrooms they never returned to, took home the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday. The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp along their seven-year journey to document …

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Japan Not Yet Planning Hormuz Escort Mission, PM Takaichi Says

TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) – ⁠Japan ⁠does not currently ⁠plan to dispatch naval ​vessels to escort ships in the ‌Middle East, Prime Minister ‌Sanae Takaichi said ⁠on ⁠Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump called on ​allies to help escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. “We ​have not made any decisions whatsoever ⁠about dispatching ⁠escort …

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