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A motorboat cruises along the shore off the town of Al Jeer on the Strait of Hormuz in the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.Photographer: Fadel Senna/AFP

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By Hellmuth Tromm

March 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC

Good morning. Donald Trump demands other nations should help secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran denies it wants a truce. And Paul Thomas Anderson finally gets his Oscar moment. Listen to the day’s top stories.

— Hellmuth Tromm