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Trump Asks for Help With Strait of Hormuz, and Israeli Forces Kill Family in West Bank

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🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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0:00.0

From the New York Times, it's the headlines.

0:05.0

I'm Tracy Mumford.

0:06.1

Today's Monday, March 16th.

0:07.7

Here's what we're covering.

0:14.3

The war with Iran has now entered its third week.

0:17.7

When are you going to know when it's over?

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When I feel it. Okay.

0:21.4

I feel it in my bones. Will you ask anybody in particular? Would that be some of these

0:24.7

a joint decision? Well, I deal with people. I have great people. Yeah. White House officials say they

0:29.4

still expected to last for four to six weeks, but Iran remains defiant. Has Iran asked for a

0:36.8

ceasefire? No, we never asked for a ceasefire. We are ready

0:41.1

to defend ourselves as long as it takes. This weekend, the country's foreign minister vowed to

0:46.6

fight on. The Pentagon says Iran is firing 90 to 95 percent fewer missiles and drones than at the

0:53.8

start of the war. But retaliatory attacks

0:56.5

by its forces and its proxy militias are still causing havoc in the region. Over the weekend,

1:02.4

missiles hit the Baghdad International Airport and smoke was rising from one of the UAE's

1:07.0

largest oil export terminals. As the war continues, my colleagues say there are two major

1:13.5

questions confronting President Trump. The first, what to do about the Strait of Hormuz?

1:19.9

The price of oil has continued to climb, triggering economic repercussions worldwide, as

1:25.3

traffic through the strait remains all but cut off.

1:28.6

On Saturday, Trump put out a call on social media for other countries to send support.

1:34.2

He asked China, France, Japan, South Korea, and Britain for naval forces.

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