Live updates: Iran war news; Trump urges China, allies to help with Strait of Hormuz crisis

• Strait of Hormuz: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his country is working with allies on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but no countries have committed to sending warships after US President Donald Trump warned NATO faces a “very bad” future if they failed to assist. Iran says Hormuz is “not closed” but operating under “special conditions.”

Analysis: Trump needs China's help fixing the global oil crisis. It's unlikely to play along

Two weeks before President Donald Trump is scheduled to hash out critical US-China disputes in Beijing, he has set a new condition for the negotiations: help reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Day 16 of Middle East conflict — Trump ramps up call to secure Hormuz strait, says he may delay China summit

Follow the latest updates on the war with Iran here.

The history of regime change

After launching US-Israeli strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump touted regime change as a goal – a pledge that invokes skepticism in the Middle East and beyond. CNN Field Producer Zeena Saifi looks at the unintended consequences of foreign intervention and the worries that history may be poised to repeat itself.

North Korea tests nuclear-capable rockets

North Korea says it launched a barrage of a dozen nuclear-capable rockets in its third major weapons test this month. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.

What we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

US President Donald Trump said he is not yet ready to make a deal with Iran to end the war, and renewed calls for international allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump PAC fundraising email uses photo of fallen soldiers’ dignified transfer

A fundraising email from President Donald Trump’s political action committee sparked controversy for including an image of a dignified transfer honoring six fallen US soldiers alongside solicitations for access to the president’s “private national security briefings.”

New Prince Harry book a ‘deranged conspiracy,’ his spokesperson says

A new biography about Prince Harry which says Queen Camilla had allegedly remarked he had been brainwashed by his wife Meghan was described by his spokesperson on Saturday as a “deranged conspiracy.”

Al-Aqsa Mosque Completely Shut Down for Muslims During Ramadan

Since the beginning of the war with Iran, Israeli authorities have shut down Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City and completely banned Palestinians from praying in or around the holy site - as Ramadan approaches its climax. Officials say it is a public safety measure to protect people during air raids and point to similar restrictions at other places of worship in the Old City.

Bill Cassidy faces another MAHA fight with his reelection on the line

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy in February 2025 weighed possible political peril against a long career in medicine, ultimately casting the critical vote to confirm known vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy as the president’s Health and Human Services secretary.

Russian Attack Leaves 4 Dead and 15 Injured in Kyiv

Emergency workers responded to Russian strikes on Kyiv Saturday morning after a combined missile and drone attack killed at least four and wounded at least 15.

What we know about the Old Dominion University gunman, a veteran and convicted ISIS supporter

In a grim pattern that has become all too familiar, another campus has been shattered by gunfire, this time at Old Dominion University in Virginia, where an attacker cloaked violence in the language of religion.