Hormuz Crisis Deepens: Iran-US-Israel War Fuels Oil Surge, Europe Resists Trump

• President Trump demanded allies help secure the Strait of Hormuz, shut by Iran in response to US-Israeli attacks.
• European powers pushed back on a possible mission to reopen the vital waterway.
• Global oil prices surged 40-50% due to Iran's attacks on shipping and missile/drone strikes in the Gulf.
• The conflict, launched by the US and Israel on February 28, has spread to Lebanon.
• Israeli forces conducted strikes and a "limited" ground incursion in Lebanon, prompting Western warnings against large-scale operations.