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Sky News. The full story first.

President Trump is demanding help from seven countries to unblock a crucial oil waterway,

the straight-of-formers in Middle East.

It's a Kirst Armours looking at ways to help protect people from rising costs of living as a result of the conflict.

Hello, you're listening to Cheat Sheet, a 10-minute podcast on the day's news on Monday

the 16th of March. I'm Safer Ridge. And I'm Wilford Frost, and we'll also bring you the

winners and losers from the Oscars. So what we're seeing throughout the war in Iran is Iran using the tactic of effectively closing the Strait of Hummers to send energy prices soaring and put pressure on, well, countries around the world, right?

And now Donald Trump says other countries, seven other countries, including the U.S., need to help open the strait.

He's been speaking on Air Force One.

I'm demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory because it is their territory.

It's the place from which they get their energy.

He also told the FT, quote, it could be very bad for the future of NATO, and quote,

if allies don't help him.

I frame this sort of yo-yoing as initially very critical of countries like the UK, then a seeming

softening of the tone by highlighting he wants their help to now, over the last 24 hours, sort of

threatening them again if the help doesn't arrive. Clearly, President Macron has already stood

up and say we won't be specifically sending warships into the straits, though they have things

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