Trump offers political risk insurance and US Navy escort for ships through the Strait of Hormuz

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Tanker in Hormuz Strait
President Donald Trump offered political risk insurance for "ALL Maritime Trade, especially Energy."

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British Royal Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jets just scored their first-ever combat kill

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Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II aircraft with 617 Squadron prepare to receive fuel from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing while flying over Darwin, NT, Australia during Talisman Sabre 25, July 9, 2025.
Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II jets.

US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

Trump in phone call: Iran is 'running out of launchers'

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President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump

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The US fight with Iran is putting new stress on Patriot missile stockpiles already under heavy strain

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A missile is fired from a launcher in a desert.
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I'm a single mom, and my son was in Dubai with his nanny. I spent $2,500 to get back to him.

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Nicky Lazou with her son and dog.
Nicky Lazou said she spent $2,500 to get back to her son in the UAE.

Nicky Lazou

I left Iran at age 12 and never went back because it never felt safe. At 48, I can finally picture returning home.

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Kneeling on a sandy beach, a woman raises one arm while holding a small broom inside a heart shape made of red rose petals.
Noshene Ranjbar left Iran at age 12; now she's envisioning a return home.

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Trump muses about wars being fought 'forever' after saying the Iran conflict could last longer than 5 weeks

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President Donald Trump forms a fist and holds it in the air before he boards Air Force One.
Trump has said that the US-Israeli war with Iran could last four to five weeks, but that he was prepared for it to go on for longer.

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The Middle East crisis isn't just about stranded tankers — oil output could be forced offline next

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Commercial ships anchor off the coast of the United Arab Emirates due to navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Dubai on March 2, 2026.
Commercial ships are anchoring off the coast of the United Arab Emirates amid navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Satellite image shows Iran's largest naval vessel, a tanker-turned-base ship, smoking in port

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The Iranian warship Makran on fire in Bandar Abbas.
The Iranian warship Makran on fire.

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I flew to Dubai for my 30th birthday. Now I'm stranded 8,000 miles from home and terrified after the US strikes on Iran.

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Young lady dressed in black, seated and holding a bouquet of white roses.
Shanice Day and her best friend are stuck in Dubai following the strikes in the Middle East.

Shanice Day

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