Iran live updates: Trump calls on other countries to assist in Strait of Hormuz
Trump says the U.S. will be bombing the shoreline.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.
Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes. His son Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen on Sunday to succeed him.
Iran is responding to the operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
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Trump repeats calls for other countries to help with Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump is repeating his calls for other countries to step in and assist with the escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that it "should have always been a team effort" and insisting that this will lead to "Everlasting Peace."
In a new post on his social media platform, Trump claimed that "the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage" and that the United States will "help."
The president promised that the U.S. will "coordinate" with assisting countries.
The president’s previous post named the United Kingdom as one of the countries that he wishes to see send ships to the Strait. Exactly one week ago, the president appeared to reject possible assistance from the U.K. after they initially refused to allow the U.S. to use British military bases.
"That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!" Trump said last week.
At least 826 killed in Lebanon, including 106 children
At least 826 people have been killed in Lebanon, including 106 children, and over 2,000 have been injured since the start of the war, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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