Iran…Israel…Trump….3/15/2026…Trump gets NO support from Other Countries in his War with Iran….

His comments come as fears have been rising about the global economic fallout from the war in Iran and its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz — through which about a fifth of the world’s oil passes. Earlier in the day, the U.S. energy secretary, Chris Wright, acknowledged in a televised interview that there were “no guarantees” that oil prices would fall in the coming weeks.

International oil prices have continued to push higher, rising past $106 a barrel, up more than 3 percent in early trading, though that rise is more muted than some investors expected.

On Sunday evening, Mr. Trump spoke with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain about the importance of reopening the strait, according to a spokeswoman for the prime minister. And the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, met in Paris with Chinese officials for trade talks.

Foreign governments have responded to the idea of sending warships to the strait with caution, if at all. And Iran is allowing Chinese ships through the strait, so leaders in Beijing have little incentive to send in its naval power.

As the war continued into its third week, there was no end to the fighting in sight. In the early hours of Monday in the Middle East, airstrikes again hit the Iranian capital, Tehran, including at an airport. Residents reported the sound of huge explosions.

The danger continued across the broader region. Iraqi officials said four people had been injured in a missile attack on Baghdad International Airport on Sunday that was claimed by a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, Kataib Hezbollah, which previously said it was responsible for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad last week. Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted drones near its capital and in an eastern province, although officials did not say where they had originated.

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told CBS News on Sunday that the country was “ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes” and denied Mr. Trump’s claim a day earlier that Iran wanted to make a deal. “We never asked for a cease-fire, and we have never asked even for negotiation,” he said.

Mr. Araghchi said on Telegram that the Strait of Hormuz was “open to everyone, except American ships and those of its allies.” In practice, however, the oil shipped through the passage comes from either Iran or American allies such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Mr. Wright told ABC’s “This Week” that the United States needed to destroy Iran’s military capabilities, including those that threaten the strait. “You will see the straits open again in the not-too-distant future,” he said

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Here’s what else we are covering:

• Death toll: At least 1,348 civilians in Iran have been killed since the start of the war, Iran’s U.N. representative told the Security Council on Wednesday, the latest figure the country has provided. In Lebanon, officials said that 850 people had been killed. And in Israel at least 12 people have been killed, according to the authorities.

• Palestinians: Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians in two separate locations, according to Palestinian officials. Four were members of the same family, including two young children, who were shot dead in the occupied West Bank. Israeli officials said their vehicle accelerated toward troops, who feared for their safety and opened fire. In Gaza, eight police officers affiliated with the enclave’s Hamas-controlled government, which is backed by Iran, were killed in an airstrike, the Gazan interior ministry said.

• Americans killed: On Saturday, the Pentagon identified the six service members who died when a refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq last Thursday, bringing the total number of American service members killed to at least 13….

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ISW….Iran Update Evening Special Report, March 15, 2026

1.  Iran is reportedly using Russian-produced, possibly modified Shahed drones to target US bases and Gulf countries, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN on March 15 that he has seen intelligence which “100 percent” confirms that Iran has used Russian-produced Shahed drones “with Russian details” to attack US bases in the Middle East.
2. The US-Israeli combined force continued to target Iranian military and internal security infrastructure across Iran. CTP-ISW has observed strikes in six provinces since 3:00 PM ET on March 14.
3. IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Majid Mousavi and Iranian media claimed on March 15 that Iran launched a Sejjil ballistic missile at Israel for the first time during the war.
4. Iranian officials are attempting to obscure Iran’s responsibility for recent drone and ballistic missile attacks targeting Gulf states, likely to try to strain relations between the United States and Israel and Gulf countries.
5. US and Israeli intelligence reportedly assess that the IRGC is making decisions because Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded. CBS News reported on March 15 that the US Government believes that the IRGC is “calling the shots.”
6. Neither US nor Iranian officials currently appear to be seeking a ceasefire agreement. US President Donald Trump told NBC News on March 14 that “Iran wants to make a deal,” but that he is not currently prepared to make a deal to end the war with Iran because “[Iran’s] terms aren’t good enough yet.”

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The Guardian….