Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump is threatening additional strikes on a key Iranian oil export hub while urging U.S. allies to send their ships to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

In pairs Lauren Freyer reports Britain's prime minister spoke by phone to Trump today about the strait.

President Trump has already expressed anger at the U.K UK for granting the U.S. only limited access

to British military bases during this war.

And only after Iran retaliated against British allies in the Gulf, did UK Prime Minister

Kier Starrmer allow the U.S. to use British bases, but for defensive operations only.

Now, Trump is demanding the UK and four other countries, China, Japan, South Korea, and France

send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. In response, the UK Ministry of Defense says the British

government is, quote, discussing with our allies and partners a range of options to ensure the

security of shipping in the region. Lauren Freyer and PR News, London.

The Pentagon has identified the six American service members who died last week when their

refueling plane crashed in Iraq. And peers Joe Hernandez has more.

Three airmen who died were part of the 99th Air Refueling Squadron at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa,

33-year-old John Clinner, 31-year-old Ariana Savino, and 34-year-old Ashley Pruitt.

The three others who had been assigned to the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio,

were 38-year-old

Seth Koval, 30-year-old Curtis Angst, and 28-year-old Tyler Simmons. The Defense Department says

it was neither hostile nor friendly fire and that the incident is under investigation.

In Iranian proxy group has claimed responsibility. Of the 13 U.S. service members who've died during the war with Iran, seven have been killed by enemy fire.

Eight others have been severely injured.

Joe Hernandez, NPR News.

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