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US President Donald Trump has warned allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and that refusal would mean NATO would face a 'very bad' future.
Addressing the war, the British Prime Minister point blank rejected the threat, saying the UK would not commit to a war unless it had a clear objective and a strong lega basis. FRANCE 24 's Angela Diffley breaks it down for us.
On 28 February 2026, Israel and the United States launched joint airstrikes on multiple sites and cities across Iran, killing Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and starting a war with the goal of regime change in Iran.
Why does America have conflict with Iran?
The United States attributes the worsening of relations to the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis, Iran's repeated human rights abuses since the Islamic Revolution, different restrictions on using spy methods on democratic revolutions by the US, its anti-Western ideology, its nuclear program, and political, financial, and ...
Who does the US support, Israel or Iran?
The U.S. has provided strong support for Israel; it has played a key role in the promotion of good relations between Israel and its neighbouring Arab states. In turn, Israel provides a strategic American foothold in the region as well as intelligence and advanced technological partnerships.
Have the US declared war?
Since World War II, the United States has engaged in numerous military conflicts, but none have been accompanied by a formal declaration of war.
Oil trades back above $100 as the Iran war enters a third week. Markets watch a packed central bank calendar while U.S.–China trade talks begin in Paris, with a possible Trump–Xi summit now uncertain.
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