US and Israeli strikes against Iran - 28 February 2026, Media, Maps & Timelines *NO DISCUSSION*

[Dotta]

"Starmer refuses to send warships to Strait of Hormuz.​

PM rejects Trump’s call for reinforcements to stave off mounting economic crisis.

HMS Dragon has been sent to the eastern Mediterranean to defend Cyprus,
but no British warships are on their way to the Strait of Hormuz."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/15/starmer-snubs-trumps-call-for-global-flotilla-in-gulf/

"France Rejects Trump’s Call
for 'Coalition of the Willing' in Strait of Hormuz.

Tensions between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz have reached a fever pitch.

While U.S. President Donald Trump claims a multi-national fleet will soon deploy to break the Iranian blockade,
France has explicitly stated
it has no plans to send additional warships to the volatile region."

France Rejects Trump’s Call for 'Coalition of the Willing' in Strait of Hormuz

France Rejects Trump’s Call for 'Coalition of the Willing' in Strait of Hormuz

rtvonline.com

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033337575776157942

 

[otto]

"Starmer snubs Trump’s call for global flotilla in Gulf. France, Germany and South Korea also signal reluctance to send warships to help reopen Strait of Hormuz.
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Britain and other allies are resisting Mr Trump’s request for a “team effort” as stock markets braced for further chaos on Monday.
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France, Germany and South Korea also signalled reluctance to answer the US president’s demand, as international concern grows that the war is being prolonged indefinitely.
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“Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” he said. Iran said it had not asked for a ceasefire and saw no reason for talks with the US.
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On Saturday, Mr Trump suggested that the US may attack Kharg Island again “just for fun”.
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France flatly refused this request on Sunday. Its armed forces minister insisted that the country’s posture would remain “defensive and protective” and that it would not be dragged into the war led by the US and Israel. South Korea said it was “closely monitoring the situation” and consulting allies. Germany also expressed scepticism about suggestions for the European Union to widen its naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/15/starmer-snubs-trumps-call-for-global-flotilla-in-gulf/

 

[otto]

"Despite the general blockade, Iran has granted rare passage to certain nations following direct diplomatic interventions.

India: Following discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, two Indian-flagged LPG tankers were allowed to safely transit the Strait.

Turkey: A Turkish-owned vessel was granted similar passage earlier this week after direct talks between Ankara and Tehran. Reports indicate that 14 additional Turkish ships are currently awaiting clearance.

The Iranian Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, emphasized that these exemptions are the result of high-level bilateral dialogue, highlighting a selective enforcement of the blockade."

France Rejects Trump’s Call for 'Coalition of the Willing' in Strait of Hormuz

France Rejects Trump’s Call for 'Coalition of the Willing' in Strait of Hormuz

rtvonline.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their own territory,” Trump said about the strait, claiming the shipping channel is not something the United States needs because of its own access to oil. Trump spoke while answering reporters’ questions as he flew back to Washington from Florida aboard Air Force One.

Trump said China gets about 90% of its oil from the strait, while the U.S. gets a minimal amount. He declined to discuss whether China will join the coalition.

“It would be nice to have other countries police that with us, and we’ll help. We’ll work with them,” Trump said. Previously he had appealed to China, France, Japan, South Korea and Britain.

Trump demands that 'about 7' countries join coalition to police Iran's Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump says he has “demanded” that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz.

apnews.com

 

[SouthAussie]

"Pope Leo XIV has renewed his appeal for peace in the Middle East and criticised those who invoked religion to wage war, saying "God cannot be enlisted by darkness".

"Currently, many of our brothers and sisters in the world are suffering from violent conflicts, caused by the absurd claim that problems and differences can be resolved through war," he said on a pastoral visit to a Rome suburb on Sunday, local time.

He added: "Some claim to involve the name of God in these deadly decisions, but God cannot be enlisted by darkness.

Earlier on Sunday, the US-born pontiff used his weekly Angelus prayer at the Vatican to again pray for the victims of the "atrocious violence of war" in the Middle East and urge dialogue and peace."

Live: Trump says NATO 'ought to help' in strait, Dubai temporarily suspends flights after drone attack

US President Donald Trump says the alliance's members are "beneficiaries" of the strait and should "help to make sure that nothing bad happens there".

www.abc.net.au

 

[SouthAussie]

Anti-war protesters in the United Kingdom are beginning to make themselves heard, with multiple demonstrations taking place across the country last weekend demanding an end to the latest U.S. aggression in the Middle East.

Stop the War protests gathering steam in the UK

Anti-war protesters in the UK saw multiple demonstrations taking place across the country last weekend demanding an end to the latest U.S. aggression in the Middle East.

independentaustralia.net

 

[SouthAussie]

"A small anti-war protest was held in Tel Aviv, criticising Israel’s attacks on Iran. ⁠

As the war enters its third week, Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel, claiming attacks on US bases in Iraq and Kuwait."

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[SouthAussie]

"Hundreds rallied near Sydney Town Hall on Saturday, protesting against U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Demonstrators called for an end to the war and urged diplomacy over military action."

18K views · 1.1K reactions | Hundreds rallied near Sydney Town Hall on Saturday, protesting against U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Demonstrators called for an end to the war and urged diplomacy over military action. #Sydney #Iran #Protest | China Xinh

Hundreds rallied near Sydney Town Hall on Saturday, protesting against U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Demonstrators called for an end to the war and urged diplomacy over military action. #Sydney #Iran...

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[otto]

"President Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times that the military alliance NATO has a "very bad future" if the other countries do not help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "It is only logical that people who benefit from the Strait help ensure that nothing bad happens there," said Trump.
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The interview can be seen as a way to put pressure on other countries to provide military assistance in reopening the Strait, which is blocked by Iran. So far, no other country has pledged concrete aid. The FT did report on Sunday, however, that EU member states were discussing a plan to participate in such a mission.

Members of the Trump administration told the Wall Street Journal that an announcement will be made next week regarding a 'coalition' of countries to help reopen the Strait, but no details about that plan have been released yet."

Trump: NAVO in gevaar als hulp uitblijft • Vluchten Dubai hervat na droneaanval

Lees hier het laatste nieuws over de aanvallen over en weer in het Midden-Oosten.

nos.nl

 

[otto]

"President Trump and top aides spent the weekend framing their Iran operation as a resounding military success while imploring other countries to join their effort to resolve a worsening energy crisis related to the Strait of Hormuz."
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The military operation has resulted in the striking of more than 6,000 Iranian targets, including the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and other top regime officials. But the strategic problems—growing instability in the Middle East, a global energy crisis and the domestic political fallout—have proven difficult to manage through bombing alone.
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“There’s a striking disconnect between the U.S. and Israeli operational achievements and the disastrous fallout for the global economy and broader U.S. national-security interests,” she said.
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At this point, some U.S. officials and analysts say, Trump has three imperfect options.

He could end the U.S. role in the war, preventing a wider conflict but emboldening a hard-line Iranian regime that will claim victory and try to rebuild its arsenal. The president could continue the war, further decimating Iran but risk adding to the total of 13 killed American servicemembers as energy prices surge. Or the U.S. and Israel could stop bombing now but plan to resume military strikes against Iran every year or so to keep it weak—a perpetual cycle of on-and-off war.

What pathway Trump chooses depends on what his aims truly are. Over two weeks of war, explanations have included regime change and fully degrading Iran’s military power, and the timeline for withdrawal has moved from a few days to whenever Trump feels it in his “bones.” The White House has denied that Trump’s objectives have shifted."

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/white-house-tries-to-build-coalition-on-iran-to-address-energy-crisis-803e2f32

 

[otto]

"Trump’s comments, made in an eight-minute phone call with the FT, came a day after he appealed to China, France, Japan, South Korea and the UK to join a “team effort” to open up the chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes.

Iran in effect shut the strait after the US and Israel launched their war more than two weeks ago, sparking fears of a new oil price shock for the global economy. US efforts to open the waterway have largely failed. International oil prices hit $106 a barrel on Sunday evening, up about 45 per cent since the start of the war.
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“We have a thing called Nato,” said Trump, who has often criticised the alliance. “We’ve been very sweet. We didn’t have to help them with Ukraine. Ukraine is thousands of miles away from us . . . But we helped them. Now we’ll see if they help us. Because I’ve long said that we’ll be there for them but they won’t be there for us. And I’m not sure that they’d be there.”

Asked to specify the help he needed, Trump said “whatever it takes”. He added that allies should send minesweepers, of which Europe possesses many more than the US.

He also wanted “people who are going to knock out some bad actors that are along the [Iranian] shore”. Trump implied he wanted European commando teams or other military help to eliminate Iranians making “a nuisance” in the Gulf with drones and naval mines.
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I’ve long said that Nato is a one-way street.” He claimed any danger to allies moving assets into the Gulf would be minimal since the US and Israel had destroyed Iran’s military capacity in the past two weeks."

https://www.ft.com/content/1ca6d121-760b-4ec5-b6ad-514fdaa94873

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Sir Kier Starmer has said the longer the Iran conflict goes on, the worse it is for the cost of living.

He added: "I want to see an end to this war as quickly as possible."

Setting out the UK's priorities, he says "first we will protect our people in the region", second "we will not be drawn into the wider war" and thirdly the UK is working towards a resolution that brings "stability" to the region.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2182586/iran-war-live-trump-warns

 

[Dotta]

"We will not be drawn into the wider war"

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033497440410632231

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033496083997798797

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033527037407756694

 

[otto]

"The Strait of Hormuz is not NATO territory, but Trump doesn't care about those kinds of formalities.
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European countries are showing reluctance to intervene in the war. British Prime Minister Starmer states that the United Kingdom "will not be drawn into the war" and that the reopening of the important strait is not a NATO mandate. Italy sees no naval missions that could be extended to the Strait of Hormuz.

Germany wants nothing to do with a NATO mission. "What does Trump expect? Can a handful of European warships do something that the powerful American navy cannot?" says Defense Secretary Pistorius. "This is not our war, we did not start it."
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EU foreign policy chief Kallas emphasizes that, formally speaking, the region does not fall within NATO's area of operation. "There are no NATO countries in the Strait of Hormuz."

Europese landen niet happig op missie in Straat van Hormuz: 'Is niet onze oorlog'

De Amerikaanse president Trump wil dat NAVO-bondgenoten helpen met het heropenen van de Straat van Hormuz. De smalle zeestraat is belangrijk voor de olietoever voor de wereldmarkt.

nos.nl

 

[otto]

"As things stand, the Netherlands will not play a role in the security of the Strait of Hormuz.
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President Trump increased pressure on allies to send ships to help secure the strait. The American leader warned that the future of NATO could be "very bad" if other countries do not support the US in this.
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German Defense Minister Pistorius: "What does Donald Trump think a handful or two European frigates in the Strait of Hormuz can do that the mighty American Navy cannot?"
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It is not the first time Trump has used threatening language towards NATO; the allies certainly have not forgotten how he pressured Denmark to negotiate over Greenland. They may therefore have seen this new threat coming, because the American president likes to link everything together—something everyone has become accustomed to by now.
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Setting up a NATO mission takes time and, moreover, all 32 members of the alliance must be on the same page. Countries express they do not want to participate in a war that was started without them."

Jetten: nu geen rol voor Nederland in beveiliging Straat van Hormuz • Verwoesting in Beiroet in beeld

Lees hier het laatste nieuws over de aanvallen over en weer in het Midden-Oosten.

nos.nl

 

[Elley Mae]

Mohammed bin Salman urges Trump to 'keep hitting Iran hard' - report

Saudi Crown Prince urges Donald Trump to keep hitting Iran | The Jerusalem Post

This follows the same advice of the late Saudi King Abdullah, who had reportedly told Washington repeatedly to “cut off the head of the snake.”

www.jpost.com

 

[otto]

Countries that US has asked to participate in US-Israel war against Iran:

China
Japan
South Korea
France
Britain
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Ukraine
32 NATO countries

summarized from linked articles; and

Trump says that he’s asked ‘about 7’ countries to join coalition to police Iran’s Strait of Hormuz | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-may-delay-china-trip-9.7130033

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies to create a coalition ‌to reopen the vital waterway.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said earlier on Monday that Japan had made no decision about dispatching naval vessels to escort ships in the Middle East. An official of Japan's Foreign Ministry said there was no request ⁠from Rubio in their call for Japan to send warships.

• Minister Motegi stated that Japan condemns Iran's actions, including attacks on civilian facilities such as energy-related facilities in Gulf countries and acts that threaten the safety of ‌navigation ⁠in the Strait of Hormuz.

• "He also noted that ensuring freedom and safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is extremely important to the international community, including Japan, from the perspective of energy security, and said ⁠that Japan will continue to make all necessary diplomatic efforts in cooperation with the international community, including the United States.
• Rubio and Japan counterpart talk after Trump Iran coalition call