Iran warns against wider war as Trump asks allies to escort ships

TEHRAN – Iran on March 15 warned countries against getting involved in its war with the United States and Israel, after President Donald Trump urged world powers to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint in the Gulf. Tehran also sent a stern message to its Arab neighbours, telling them that the Islamic republic has what its foreign minister called “ample evidence” that US bases on their territories were being used to launch attacks. “This war will end when we are certain that it will not be repeated and that reparations will be paid,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas…