Hey, from CNN. I'm AfomaDK, with the five things you need to know for Monday, March 16th.

President Donald Trump ripped allies who've either been non-committal or outright rejected his calls to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

We don't need anybody. We're the strongest nation in the world. We have the strongest military by far in the world. We don't need anybody. We're the strongest nation in the world. We have the strongest military

by far in the world. We don't need them. But it's interesting. I'm almost doing it in some

cases, not because we need them, but because I want to find out how they react.

About 20% of the world's oil supply normally passes through the waterway currently blocked

by Iran, which has spiked oil prices.

One of those allies is Germany, who says the war has nothing to do with NATO after Trump warned

in an interview yesterday that the alliance could face a, quote, very bad future if its members

don't send help. Speaking to reporters at the White House today, Trump did say there were, quote,

numerous countries that

said they were on their way to help.

He didn't name any, but said his administration would provide a list at a later date.

As the war against Iran continues, Israel has expanded its ground operation in southern Lebanon.

Lebanese government officials say more than a million people have been displaced since

Israel ramped up its attacks against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

When we come back, a blow to RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy.

A federal judge has blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s

effort to reshape U.S. vaccine

policy. That includes a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children.

The judge sided with the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups.

They said health regulators had acted on lawfully to carry out Kennedy's agenda and warned the

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