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Sri Lanka declined ground access to two US combat aircraft, president saysBy Uditha JayasingheMarch 20, 2026COLOMBO, March 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka declined permission for two U.S. combat aircraft to land at a civilian airport earlier this month, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told parliament on Friday.The U.S. had requested permission for the two aircraft to land at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in the southern part of the country from March 4-8, Dissanayake told lawmakers.The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis of the Iran war. Sign up here."They wanted to bring two warplanes armed with eight anti-ship missiles from a base in Djibouti," he said during a statement."We turned down the request to maintain Sri Lanka's neutrality," he added to applause from parliamentarians.The U.S. had made the request on February 26. The same day Iran requested three of its ships to make a goodwill visit to Sri Lanka from March 9-13 after participating in an Indian naval exercise. That request was also denied.The U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, leading to a regional war that has severely restricted energy supplies and rattled markets."We were considering this request. Had we said 'yes' to Iran, we would have had to say 'yes' to the U.S. as well," he added.Sri Lanka's navy rescued 32 Iranian crew off IRIS Dena on March 4 after it was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine, in an attack that killed at least 84.A second ship, IRIS Booshehr, and its crew were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy after it developed technical issues just beyond the island nation's territorial waters.U.S. Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor is currently visiting Sri Lanka and met Dissanayake on Thursday.Sri Lanka, which is recovering from a severe financial crisis that peaked in 2022 and was caused by a shortfall of dollars, faces a supply squeeze linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.The U.S. is Sri Lanka's largest export market while Iran is one of its key tea buyers.Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe; Editing by Sharon Singleton
An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Iran says Hormuz open to all but ‘enemy-linked’ shipsBy Reuters March 22, 2026DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies", Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran's representative to the U.N. maritime agency as saying.Ali Mousavi's comments came from an interview published on Friday by Chinese news agency Xinhua, before U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to target Iranian power plants if the strait was not "fully open" within 48 hours.The threat of Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has kept most ships from getting through the narrow strait, the conduit for around a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, threatening a global energy shock.Mousavi, who is also Iran's ambassador to the UK, was also quoted as saying that Tehran would continue to cooperate with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to improve maritime safety and protect seafarers in the Gulf, adding that ships not belonging to "Iran's enemies" could pass the strait by coordinating security and safety arrangements with Tehran."Diplomacy remains Iran's priority. However, a complete cessation of aggression as well as mutual trust and confidence are more important," Mousavi said, adding that Israeli and U.S. attacks against Iran were at the "root of the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz".Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by William Mallard and Alexander Smith
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