“This is not our war”: the countries refusing Trump’s call for help

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  Good morning.

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  Trump calls on allies to support him in the Middle East but gets the diplomatic cold shoulder.

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  We have a situation which we did not provoke, which we don't cause at all.

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  This was started without any consultations before.

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  The Fed grapples with attacks at home and economic uncertainty abroad.

• 00:25

  The Wall Street Journal unpacks its upcoming interest rate decision.

• 00:29

  And the Washington Post explains how the cash-only market for weight loss drugs exploded.

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  It's Tuesday, March 17th.

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  I'm Cecilia Lei, and this is Apple News Today.

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  As the global energy crisis deepens, President Trump on Monday called on other countries to send military support

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  in an effort to reopen one of the world's most important routes for oil shipping.

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  We strongly encourage other nations whose economies depend on this strait far more than ours.

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  You know, we get less than 1% of our oil from the strait, and some countries get much more.

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  Japan gets 95%.

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  China gets 90%.

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  Many of the Europeans get quite a bit.

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  South Korea gets 35%.

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  So we want them to come and help us with the strait.

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  But few were persuaded by Trump's argument.

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  The British Prime Minister and the German Defense Minister delivered similar messages to their citizens,

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