AP NewsWatch

The president has been asking allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and his social

media message to nations upset by high fuel prices? Go get your own oil. And hour later at the Pentagon,

might want to start learning how to fight for yourself. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the

U.S. has done the lion's share of preparing to reopen the Strait, but others must step up.

Their remarks came after the U.S. struck a city housing a key Iranian nuclear site. Hegseth says

talks with Iran are gaining strength, but both he and the president say until there's a deal.

I didn't mean it flippantly when I said in the meantime, we'll negotiate with bombs.

Sagar, Megani, Washington. U.S. stocks are bouncing back as the spike for oil prices caused by the

war with Iran's lows. In California, police say a U.S. Marine was detained at an airport after

transportation security administration personnel found a live 25-millimeter explosive round in

his checked baggage. It was found during the screening process of checked luggage at Palm Springs

International Airport yesterday. The Marine told investigators he found the round in the field

about a year ago and kept it thinking it wasn't live. A Russian ship carrying 730,000 barrels

of oil has docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas Beach. It marked the first time in three months

that an oil tanker reached the island. The Trump administration allowed the shipment to proceed,

despite its ongoing energy blockade. More stories at apnews.com. This is AP News.

AP Washington correspondent Charles de la Bezma reports King Charles is set to make a state

visit to the U.S. in April. King Charles III will undertake a state visit to the U.S. in late April

to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence and to mark the close ties

with exist between the two nations. The visit follows President Donald Trump's state visit

to the U.K. in September. That event was a glittering occasion featuring Tiara's,

brass bands and a sumptuous banquet served on 200-year-old silver, such spectacles, and meant

to bolster ties between nations, particularly in difficult times. Charles has visited the U.S.

19 times in all, but it will be his first state visit to the country. His mother, Queen Elizabeth

II, undertook four state visits to the U.S. I'm Charles de la Bezma.