Jessie Buckley lights up the front page of The Times in a red and pink gown at the Oscars, in parallel with the news that the "PM resists Trump's call for warships in the Strait". Also on its front, the Times reports two people have died and 11 are seriously ill after a meningitis outbreak at a the University of Kent.

Donald Trump said he could delay his planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping if Beijing doesn’t help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported, citing an interview with the US president.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright predicted the conflict will end in the next few weeks, if not sooner, and oil prices will ease shortly after.

The head of the Commission of Fine Arts reportedly wants to use more ornate decorations for White House columns.

The US and Iran signaled no letup in fighting as President Donald Trump dangled the possibility of negotiations to end a conflict that’s brought shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill and upended energy markets.

Democratic lawmakers have consistently criticized the administration for not laying out its goals in the war more clearly.

Donald Trump has warned that Nato faces a “very bad” future if US allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz, sending a blunt message to European nations to join his war effort in Iran.

The head of a federal arts commission is proposing the more ornate Corinthian style for the nearly 200-year-old columns at the building’s front entrance.

Trump is increasingly complaining about media coverage of the conflict writing: “Media actually want us to lose the War.”

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi accused President Donald Trump of launching attacks against his country "for fun" during a "Face the Nation" interview.