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US President Donald Trump has said it would be "very bad for the future of Nato" if allies don't help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil shipping.

In an interview with the Financial Times, the US president said he expects China to help unblock the strait and could delay a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if it doesn’t.

Meanwhile, Dubai International Airport said it had to temporarily suspend flights after an Iranian drone struck nearby.

Israel said it has begun "limited and targeted ground operations" against Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

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The ceremony saw action thriller One Battle After Another win the most Oscars of the night with six wins, including best picture. But there were several historic moments - including Jessie Buckley becoming the first Irish star to win best actress.

And in a shock win amid tough competition from Leonardo di Caprio and Timothée Chalamet, Michael B Jordan took home the best actor prize - the sixth black actor to win in the Academy's nearly 100-year history.

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Israel says it is expanding the scope of its military strikes, targeting additional areas in western and central Iran as the conflict intensifies.

Despite sustained bombardment, Iran has continued retaliatory attacks on Israel and across the wider region. Israeli officials say at least eight people were injured after repeated missile launches from Iran.

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says Tehran has “never asked for a ceasefire” in the conflict involving Israel and the United States. His comments come after former US president Donald Trump suggested the Iranian government appeared ready to make a deal, although he said the terms were “not good enough yet”.

With a negotiated settlement appearing distant, the BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner says Iran may hold two significant advantages in the conflict: its geography and its resilience.

Both factors, he suggests, may have been underestimated by the White House.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has told CBS News, the BBC’s US media partner, that Tehran has "never asked for a ceasefire, we have never asked even for negotiation".

It follows earlier comments from US President Donald Trump that Iran wanted a deal, but he was unwilling to agree to one "because the terms are not good enough yet".

Meanwhile, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it is expanding the scope of its strikes against the Iranian regime's infrastructure to include more areas in western and central Iran.

The IDF says it aims to degrade the regime's "command and control capabilities". It comes as Iranian cluster bombs hit part of Tel Aviv where several people were left with minor injuries.

More Israeli strikes have also taken place in and around Beirut, aimed at Hezbollah targets in the region. The Lebanese Health Ministry said 850 people have been killed as a result of attacks by Israel since the start of the recent Middle East conflict.

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Today, President Trump has called on the UK and other allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the world's busiest oil shipping channel.

Laura, Paddy and Henry unpick what Ed Miliband said in response to pressure from the President and analyse what the current closure of the strait means for the cost of living.

Meanwhile, the US president says he wants to make a deal to the end war in Iran, but 'the terms are not good enough yet'.

00:00 - Latest developments in Iran

05:40 - Is Starmer’s position safe as Prime Minister?

08:27 - Laura’s Interview with Ed Miliband: Trump’s plan in Iran

14:09 - Oil Prices: Will the government help with the cost of living?

Israel launched "wide-scale" strikes on targets in western Iran, the Israeli military has said.

Iran and Israel traded strikes overnight, while missile and drone interceptions have been reported in Gulf states.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said Iran wants to make a deal to end the war, but he doesn't want to yet "because the terms are not good enough".

In an interview with NBC, Trump added the US has "totally demolished" Kharg Island - Iran's critical oil export hub - but that "we may hit it a few more times just for fun".

Elsewhere, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that "any option that can get the Strait of Hormuz reopened is being looked at" after the US called for countries to help secure the shipping lane.

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Today, Laura catches up with Steve Rosenberg in Moscow and Frank Gardner in Saudi Arabia to get their take on the global impact the war in Iran is having beyond the Middle East.

President Trump says the US military has bombed a small island off the coast of Iran which is home to one of the country’s most important oil terminals. Frank Gardner, the BBC’s security correspondent, explains how both the US and Iran are trying to secure their oil interests in the region.

Plus Steve Rosenberg joins Laura from Moscow to talk about the US decision to loosen sanctions on Russian oil as the world deals with rising prices. But, what will this mean for Russia’s own war in Ukraine?

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President Trump has called for international help in securing the Strait of Hormuz, the key shipping lane which carries much of the world’s supplies of oil and natural gas from the Middle East.

Iran has been attacking shipping passing through the Strait, as well as attacking installations and refineries in neighbouring countries, causing huge disruption to global energy supplies. The price of fossil fuels has surged since the war began, stoking fears of global recession and inflation.

Writing on his Truth Social media platform, Trump said: “the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage… the US will coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well. This should have always been a team effort, and now it will be – It will bring the World together toward Harmony, Security, and Everlasting Peace!”

The US President called on China, France, Japan and the UK to send warships to the region. It follows US airstrikes on Iran’s key Kharg Island oil facilities. There are reports that the Trump administration is sending thousands of US marines to the region. Iran has responded by threatening to escalate the war by targeting any facility in the region with US ties.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Nick Beake, Wyre Davies, Marc Ashdown and Jonathan Beale.

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The US strikes Iran's Kharg Island - hitting 90 military targets on the critical oil processing outpost.

Iran has struck back, with strikes on the US Embassy in Baghdad and debris from an intercepted Iranian missile causing a huge fire at one of the UAE's largest oil storage facilities.

Meanwhile US and Israeli attacks have continued in Iran. BBC Persian has heard from Iranians, who've told of a fierce wave of overnight strikes. But Iran's foreign minister has remained defiant and telling US media there is 'no problem' with the country's new Supreme Leader amid claims he is incapacitated.

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US President Donald Trump has called on the UK and other nations to join the US in sending ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Meanwhile, strikes have continued across the Middle East, with sirens sounding in Jerusalem after the Israeli military said it had detected new attacks from Iran.

Earlier, Trump said military targets on Iran's key oil island Kharg have been "totally obliterated".

In response, Tehran said oil and energy infrastructure from firms that work with the US could be "turned into a pile of ashes".

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