{"id":20186,"date":"2026-03-18T09:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/the-latest-trump-seeks-help-opening-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-war-chokes-oil-shipping\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:22:19","slug":"the-latest-trump-seeks-help-opening-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-war-chokes-oil-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/the-latest-trump-seeks-help-opening-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-war-chokes-oil-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: Trump seeks help opening the Strait of Hormuz as Iran war chokes oil shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-with-borders data-list-loadmore-items>\n<div data-gtm-region=\"Champions League: Barcelona, Liverpool have work to do as Bayern looks to set up Madrid quarterfinal\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\" data-origintemplate=\"PagePromo\" data-mobile-alt-layout=\"true\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1773824018000\" data-updated-date-timestamp=\"1773824018000\"><a aria-label=\"Champions League: Barcelona, Liverpool have work to do as Bayern looks to set up Madrid quarterfinal\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/champions-league-barcelona-liverpool-bayern-newcastle-7a22633a3ce7909cb62a42ae157d4a2b\">             <picture data-crop=\"listD-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"388\" height=\"259\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"388\" height=\"259\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"484\" height=\"323\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"484\" height=\"323\"><source media=\"(max-width: 599px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\"><source media=\"(max-width: 599px)\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\"><source width=\"240\" height=\"160\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barcelona's Lamine Yamal reacts during the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg soccer match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. 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