[France24] British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz both said on Monday that trying to re-open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping would not be a NATO mission, with Starmer instead calling for a broad alliance including Gulf partners, European countries and the US. Tehran declared the critical waterway closed to US and US-allied traffic due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
SUMMARY
- Israeli foreign minister says no plans for talks with Lebanese government
- Iran foreign minister tells France countries must refrain from escalating conflict
- Israel army says it has begun 'wide-scale' strikes on western Iran
- Iran arrests 20 people accused of being informants to Israel, Tasnim news reports
- Iran Guards vow to 'pursue and kill' Israeli premier Netanyahu
- Trump says 'terms aren't good enough' to make a deal with Iran
- Lebanon death toll since March 2 rises to 850
- Five wounded in rocket attack on Baghdad airport, Iraqi authorities say
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