Trump warns Nato faces 'very bad' future if allies do not help secure Strait of Hormuz

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Edited by Toby Mann and James Chater, with Jon Donnison in Jerusalem, Frank Gardner in Riyadh, Wyre Davies in Lebanon, and reporting from BBC Persian

1. Dubai International Airport temporarily suspends flightspublished at 05:24 GMT

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   Authorities announced a temporary suspension of flights at Dubai International Airport overnight, following a fire after a "drone-related incident" affected a fuel tank.

   No injuries have been reported, but officials said they were taking "all necessary measures" to ensure public safety.

   In a post on X, authorities said that the pausing of air traffic was a "precautionary measure to ensure the safety of all passengers and staff", and advised travellers to contact their airline for further updates.

   Some flights have also been diverted to Al Maktoum International Airport, another international airport in Dubai.

   Dubai International Airport was the world's busiest for international passengers in 2025, handling nearly 90 million travellers.

2. 'We will remember' if countries don't help, Trump sayspublished at 05:05 GMT

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   Aboard Air Force One earlier, US President Donald Trump said he was speaking to "about seven" countries about "policing" the Strait of Hormuz.

   He added that "it will be interesting to see" which countries do help the US with what he called "a very small endeavour".

   Watch that clip here:

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   US talking to other countries about 'policing' Strait of Hormuz, Trump says

3. Trump says he's talking to countries about 'policing' the Strait of Hormuzpublished at 05:03 GMT

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   On his flight back to Washington overnight, the US president said he had talked to "about seven" countries about "policing" the Strait of Hormuz.

   Trump named China as one of those nations, emphasising that it is heavily reliant on shipments of oil which travel through the waterway.

   Though he wouldn't name any other countries he'd approached, he did reference the Nato alliance, as well as other countries he believes need to "defend their own territory".

   Earlier, he told the Financial Times that it is "only appropriate" for nations that benefit from the Strait of Hormuz to assist in re-opening it.

   Trump warned that if there was no response from other nations, it could be "very bad for the future of Nato", adding that the US has been "very sweet" to its European allies.

   The president went on: "We didn’t have to help them with Ukraine. Ukraine is thousands of miles away from us . . .  But we helped them. Now we’ll see if they help us. Because I’ve long said that we’ll be there for them but they won’t be there for us. And I’m not sure that they’d be there."

   Trump's comments have come just one day after he called on China, France, Japan, South Korea and the UK to join a "team effort" to open up the Strait.

4. Trump warns Nato over securing the Strait of Hormuzpublished at 04:55 GMT

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   We're continuing our live coverage here of the war between the US, Israel and Iran. If you're just joining us, this is the latest from the past few hours:

   • In an interview with the Financial Times, Donald Trump said it would be "very bad for the future of Nato" if allies don't help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil shipping
   • He added that he expects China to help secure the channel, and suggested he could delay his upcoming summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if the nation does not agree to assist
   • Aboard Air Force One, the US president told reporters he was speaking to "about seven" countries about "policing" the strait, reiterating that he "will remember" if they do not help

   • Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has not asked for a ceasefire and doesn't "see any reason why we should talk with [the] Americans, because we were talking with them when they decided to attack us"
   • Dubai International Airport, one of the world's busiest, has had to temporarily suspend flights after a "drone incident"
   • Israel has said there were still "thousands" of targets to hit in Iran, hours after pledging to expand strikes in the country's west and centre

   Stay with us as we bring you the latest developments on the war between the US, Israel and Iran.