{"id":123351,"date":"2026-03-14T20:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/899503979"},"modified":"2026-03-14T20:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:11:54","slug":"trump-urges-other-nations-to-help-secure-shipping-through-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/trump-urges-other-nations-to-help-secure-shipping-through-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump urges other nations to help secure shipping through Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"HighlightsBlock_container__JaA_c\">\n<h2 class=\"subtitle2 HighlightsBlock_title__LLTed\">In Brief<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"HighlightsBlock_list__dVp0y\" data-testid=\"highlights\">\n<li class=\"HighlightsBlock_listItem__9DLWv body1\">Oil prices have surged by 40 percent as Iran has choked off the vital shipping lane.<\/li>\n<li class=\"HighlightsBlock_listItem__9DLWv body1\">Despite facing superior US and Israeli firepower, Iran appears determined to fight on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><b><span>US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Two weeks after the <\/span><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;\/news\/live-blog\/us-israel-strike-iran-as-it-happened\/2pe309zsu&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/live-blog\/us-israel-strike-iran-as-it-happened\/2pe309zsu\"><span>United States and Israel attacked Iran<\/span><\/a><span>, the entire Gulf region remained in the grip of a conflict that has sent <\/span><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;\/news\/podcast-episode\/how-iran-war-is-impacting-oil-and-fuel-prices-in-australia-and-globally\/ojodhvcs2&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/podcast-episode\/how-iran-war-is-impacting-oil-and-fuel-prices-in-australia-and-globally\/ojodhvcs2\"><span>shockwaves through the global economy<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>The war has also <\/span><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;\/news\/article\/lebanon-at-breaking-point-un-warns-as-displacement-crisis-grows\/ra25499l6&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/lebanon-at-breaking-point-un-warns-as-displacement-crisis-grows\/ra25499l6\"><span>spilled into Lebanon<\/span><\/a><span>, where the health ministry said Israeli strikes have <\/span><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;\/news\/article\/israeli-strikes-on-lebanon-kill-nearly-400-as-tehran-selects-new-supreme-leader\/3929vt8li&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/israeli-strikes-on-lebanon-kill-nearly-400-as-tehran-selects-new-supreme-leader\/3929vt8li\"><span>killed hundreds of people<\/span><\/a><span>, as Israel fought the Tehran-backed Hezbollah once again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Oil prices have <\/span><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;\/news\/article\/australia-fuel-shortage-2026\/zl0grg7ey&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/australia-fuel-shortage-2026\/zl0grg7ey\"><span>surged by 40 percent<\/span><\/a><span> as Iran has choked off the vital Strait of Hormuz and attacked Gulf energy facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Clouds of black smoke rose on Saturday local time over Fujairah, home to a major Emirati oil storage and export terminal, shortly after Iran&#8217;s military warned UAE civilians to avoid port areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"EmbeddedRelatedContent_container__E7GkL\" aria-labelledby=\"_S_1_\" data-testid=\"body-read-more-card\">\n<h2 class=\"subtitle2 EmbeddedRelatedContent_label__3Vq6D\" id=\"_S_1_\">READ MORE<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Washington&#8217;s embassy in Iraq was hit by a drone, security sources told Agence France-Presse, the second time it has been targeted in the war, and the Emirati consulate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq was also struck for the second time in a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>And in Kuwait, the international airport was targeted with several drones &#8220;which struck its radar system&#8221; but caused no injuries, the Kuwaiti civil aviation authority said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Having earlier vowed that the US Navy would &#8220;very soon&#8221; start escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump appeared to call for reinforcements on Sunday AEDT.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside id=\"$200bn wiped off ASX since start of Middle-East war ahead of RBA meeting v2\" data-testid=\"embed-audio\" class=\"mui-osgoau\">\n<p>LISTEN TO<\/p>\n<div class=\"mui-7qj4g0\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/assets.sbs.com.au\/dims4\/default\/56ad26b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2000x1125+0+104\/resize\/1280x720!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F48%2Fcbef9baa4a98ae6df177cb9e966b%2Fasx-aap-otm.jpg&imwidth=1280&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/assets.sbs.com.au\/dims4\/default\/56ad26b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2000x1125+0+104\/resize\/1280x720!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F48%2Fcbef9baa4a98ae6df177cb9e966b%2Fasx-aap-otm.jpg&imwidth=1280&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"$200bn wiped off ASX since start of Middle-East war ahead of RBA meeting v2\" data-testid=\"audio-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mui-12psrye\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/assets.sbs.com.au\/dims4\/default\/56ad26b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2000x1125+0+104\/resize\/1280x720!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F48%2Fcbef9baa4a98ae6df177cb9e966b%2Fasx-aap-otm.jpg&imwidth=1280&ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-subtitle1 mui-1fkdk2n\" data-testid=\"audio-title\">$200bn wiped off ASX since start of Middle-East war ahead of RBA meeting<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mui-13tyota\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-subtitle2 mui-1w1le8s\" data-testid=\"audio-belongsTo\">SBS News<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 mui-1aoe6h5\"><span data-testid=\"audio-duration\">15:03<\/span><span>English<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>&#8220;Many countries &#8230; will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe,&#8221; he wrote on Truth Social, saying China, France, Japan, South Korea and the UK would &#8220;hopefully&#8221; be among them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>He later repeated the call on social media, saying that although the US &#8220;has beaten&#8221; Iran, countries that received oil via the strait &#8220;must take care of that passage, and we will help&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rich-text EmbeddedHeadings_heading__tyHjs override-heading-font\" data-testid=\"embed-heading\">&#8216;As long as necessary&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>US forces struck <\/span><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;\/news\/article\/kharg-island-hit-in-one-of-the-most-powerful-bombing-raids-in-the-history-of-the-middle-east\/tzdbke2co&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/kharg-island-hit-in-one-of-the-most-powerful-bombing-raids-in-the-history-of-the-middle-east\/tzdbke2co\"><span>Kharg Island on Friday<\/span><\/a><span>, from which nearly all of Iran&#8217;s oil is exported, with Trump saying they had &#8220;obliterated every MILITARY target&#8221;, though sparing its energy facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Iran had threatened that US-linked oil and energy firms would be &#8220;turned into a pile of ashes&#8221; if they were hit, with foreign minister Abbas Araghchi later repeating the warning and accusing the US of firing rockets at Kharg from its bases in the UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>He then called on Iran&#8217;s neighbours to expel American forces, saying the US security umbrella was &#8220;inviting rather than deterring trouble&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Israel&#8217;s defence minister Israel Katz said the war was entering a &#8220;decisive phase&#8221;, though he cautioned it would &#8220;continue as long as necessary&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Despite facing superior US and Israeli firepower, Iran appeared determined to fight on.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside id=\"Oil price spikes, Trump\u2019s Iran u-turns and: are you ready player one? \" data-testid=\"embed-audio\" class=\"mui-osgoau\">\n<p>LISTEN TO<\/p>\n<div class=\"mui-7qj4g0\"><img 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1600w\" alt=\"Oil price spikes, Trump\u2019s Iran u-turns and: are you ready player one? \" data-testid=\"audio-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mui-12psrye\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.sbs.com.au\/dims4\/default\/7943f68\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1280x720+0+0\/resize\/1280x720!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F7f%2F9d%2F8b834f7e4d2084adbac88139429e%2Fwnw-ep51-thumbnail-120326.jpg&imwidth=1280&ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-subtitle1 mui-1fkdk2n\" data-testid=\"audio-title\">Oil price spikes, Trump\u2019s Iran u-turns and: are you ready player one?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mui-13tyota\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-subtitle2 mui-1w1le8s\" data-testid=\"audio-belongsTo\">SBS News<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 mui-1aoe6h5\"><span data-testid=\"audio-duration\">46:05<\/span><span>English<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Blasts were heard over Jerusalem after the military detected missiles launched from Iran on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Iran later said it had launched another missile salvo, with the Israeli military saying it had detected the launches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Qatar evacuated downtown areas and intercepted two missiles, with blasts heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Meanwhile, Hamas urged Iran to refrain from targeting Gulf neighbours, many of which have supported its cause. It was a rare breach between the allies, though Hamas affirmed Tehran&#8217;s right to defend itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Iran continued to face heavy bombardment with local media reporting strikes in several provinces through Saturday local time, including one on an industrial site in Isfahan that killed 15 people, according to Fars news agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside id=\"'Only one winner in this war': How the war on Iran is bankrolling the war on Ukraine\" data-testid=\"embed-audio\" class=\"mui-osgoau\">\n<p>LISTEN TO<\/p>\n<div class=\"mui-7qj4g0\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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data-testid=\"audio-title\">&#8216;Only one winner in this war&#8217;: How the war on Iran is bankrolling the war on Ukraine<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mui-13tyota\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-subtitle2 mui-1w1le8s\" data-testid=\"audio-belongsTo\">SBS News<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 mui-1aoe6h5\"><span data-testid=\"audio-duration\">07:59<\/span><span>English<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Iran&#8217;s health ministry says more than 1,200 people have been killed by US and Israeli attacks, while up to 3.2 million people have been displaced, according to the UN refugee agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>More than 15,000 targets in Iran have been hit by the US and Israel, the Pentagon claims. A report this week said the first six days alone cost the US$11.3 billion ($16.1 billion), while 13 US military personnel have died in the war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>US media raised the possibility of American troops on the ground in Iran, with the New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporting the Pentagon had dispatched the Japan-based amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli to the region along with around 2,500 Marines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>In Iran, the government appeared intent on showing they would survive the war and maintain control, despite their supreme leader Ali Khamenei being killed on the opening day.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"EmbeddedRelatedContent_container__E7GkL\" aria-labelledby=\"_S_2_\" data-testid=\"body-read-more-card\">\n<h2 class=\"subtitle2 EmbeddedRelatedContent_label__3Vq6D\" id=\"_S_2_\">READ MORE<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Khamenei&#8217;s son <\/span><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;\/news\/article\/who-is-mojtaba-khamenei-irans-new-supreme-leader\/wh3vo9p6j&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/who-is-mojtaba-khamenei-irans-new-supreme-leader\/wh3vo9p6j\"><span>Mojtaba Khamenei was named the new supreme leader<\/span><\/a><span>, but has been absent from public view and is reportedly wounded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Araghchi insisted on Saturday that &#8220;there is no problem with the new supreme leader&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rich-text EmbeddedHeadings_heading__tyHjs override-heading-font\" data-testid=\"embed-heading\">&#8216;Existential battle&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>The war has also sparked another devastating round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>The group attacked Israel after Khamenei&#8217;s death and its leader, Naim Qassem, has called the current conflict an &#8220;existential battle&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>Israel has responded with air and ground assaults, killing at least 826 people according to the Lebanese authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"EmbeddedRelatedContent_container__E7GkL\" aria-labelledby=\"_S_3_\" data-testid=\"body-read-more-card\">\n<h2 class=\"subtitle2 EmbeddedRelatedContent_label__3Vq6D\" id=\"_S_3_\">READ MORE<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>It has also issued evacuation orders covering hundreds of square kilometres of Lebanon, displacing hundreds of thousands of people and prompting warnings of a humanitarian disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><span>An overnight strike in southern Lebanon killed more than a dozen health workers at a clinic, health authorities said and put the total number of paramedics killed this month by Israel at 31.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"bodyParagaph\"><b><i><span>For the latest from SBS News, <\/span><\/i><\/b><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/sbs-news-app?cid=sbsnews:cm:editorial:aw:election2025:appush:hi&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/sbs-news-app?cid=sbsnews:cm:editorial:aw:election2025:appush:hi\"><span><b><i>download our app<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><span> <\/span><b><i><span>and <\/span><\/i><\/b><a data-variant=\"textBodyLink\" class=\"Link_baseLink__646Cm EmbeddedLink_embedLink__VHy9W EmbeddedLink_nonAnchorLink__G8nc7\" data-clickevent=\"{&quot;elementType&quot;:&quot;LinkEmbed&quot;,&quot;clickURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/news-newsletter-sign-up?cid=sbsnews:cm:editorial:aw:election2025:newsletterpush:hi&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;clickSource&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/news-newsletter-sign-up?cid=sbsnews:cm:editorial:aw:election2025:newsletterpush:hi\"><span><b><i>subscribe to our newsletter<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; 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