President Donald Trump urged other nations to send warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz after Iran choked off the vital shipping lane, with oil prices surging 40 percent amid ongoing regional conflict that has killed over 1,200 people and displaced millions. The war has expanded beyond Iran to Lebanon, where Israeli strikes on Hezbollah have killed hundreds, while Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei consolidates control despite reported wounds.
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President Donald Trump urged other nations to send warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz after Iran choked off the vital shipping lane, with oil prices surging 40 percent amid ongoing regional conflict that has killed over 1,200 people and displaced millions. The war has expanded beyond Iran to Lebanon, where Israeli strikes on Hezbollah have killed hundreds, while Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei consolidates control despite reported wounds.