Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 15-21:
Feb. 15: Actor Claire Bloom is 95. Songwriter Brian Holland (Holland-Dozier-Holland) is 85. Drummer Mick Avory of The Kinks is 82. Jazz saxophonist Henry Threadgill is 82. Actor Marisa Berenson (“Barry Lyndon”) is 79. Singer Melissa Manchester is 75. Actor Jane Seymour is 75. Actor Lynn Whitfield (“Madea’s” Family Reunion,” “Eve’s Bayou) is 73. Cartoonist Matt Groening (“The Simpsons”) is 72. Model Janice Dickinson is 71. Actor Christopher McDonald (“Harry’s Law,” “Family Law”) is 71. Singer Ali Campbell (UB40) is 67. Actor Joseph R. Gannascoli (“The Sopranos”) is 67. Bassist Mikey Craig of Culture Club is 66. Actor Steven Michael Quezada (“Breaking Bad”) is 63. Country singer Michael Reynolds of Pinmonkey is 62. Actor Michael Easton (“General Hospital”) is 59. Actor Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) is 55. Actor Renee O’Connor (“Xena: Warrior Princess”) is 55. Actor Sarah Wynter (“24″) is 53. Actor-director Miranda July (“Me and You and Everyone We Know”) is 52. Singer Brandon Boyd of Incubus is 50. Drummer Ronnie Vannucci of The Killers is 50. Singer-guitarist Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs is 47. Singer Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes is 46. Guitarist Gary Clark Jr. is 42. Actor Natalie Morales (“The Grinder,” ″90210″) is 41. Actor Amber Riley (“Glee”) is 40. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is 31. Actor Zach Gordon (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” films) is 28.
Feb. 16: Jazz singer Peggy King is 96. Actor William Katt (“Greatest American Hero”) is 75. Actor LeVar Burton is 69. Rapper-actor Ice-T is 68. Guitarist Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) is 65. Drummer Dave Lombardo of Slayer is 61. Actor Sarah Clarke (“Twilight”) is 55. Actor Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight,” “Green Book”) is 52. DJ-producer Bassnectar is 48. Rapper Lupe Fiasco is 44. Singer Ryan Follese of Hot Chelle Rae is 39. Guitarist and drummer Danielle Haim of Haim is 37. Actor Elizabeth Olsen (“Wandavision,” “Martha Marcy May Marlene”) is 37.
Feb. 17: Actor Christina Pickles (“The Wedding Singer,” ″St. Elsewhere”) is 91. Actor Brenda Fricker (“My Left Foot,” “So I Married an Axe Murderer”) is 81. Actor Becky Ann Baker (“Girls,” ″Freaks and Geeks”) is 73. Actor Rene Russo is 72. Actor Richard Karn (“Home Improvement”) is 70. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is 64. Comedian Larry the Cable Guy is 63. Director Michael Bay (“Transformers,” “Armageddon”) is 62. Singer Chante Moore is 59. Guitarist Tim Mahoney of 311 is 56. Actor Dominic Purcell (“Prison Break”) is 56. Actor Denise Richards is 55. Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is 54. Actor Jerry O’Connell is 52. Country singer Bryan White is 52. Actor Kelly Carlson (“Nip/Tuck”) is 50. Actor Conrad Ricamora (“How To Get Away With Murder”) is 47. Actor Jason Ritter (“Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” ″Joan of Arcadia”) is 46. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 45. TV personality Paris Hilton is 45. TV co-host Daphne Oz (“The Chew”) is 40. Actor Chord Overstreet (“Glee”) is 37. Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is 35. Actor Meaghan Martin (“10 Things I Hate About You,” “Camp Rock”) is 34. Actor Sasha Pieterse (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 30.
Feb. 18: Vocalist-artist Yoko Ono is 93. Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is 86. Singer Irma Thomas is 85. Actor Jess Walton (“The Young and the Restless”) is 80. Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx) is 79. Actor Cybill Shepherd is 76. Singer Randy Crawford is 74. Actor John Travolta is 72. Actor John Pankow (“Mad About You”) is 71. Game show hostess Vanna White (“Wheel of Fortune”) is 69. Actor Jayne Atkinson (“Criminal Minds”) is 67. Actor Greta Scacchi is 66. Actor Matt Dillon is 62. Rapper Dr. Dre is 61. Actor Molly Ringwald is 58. Actor Sarah Brown (“As the World Turns”) is 51. Guitarist-keyboardist Trevor Rosen of Old Dominion is 51. Actor Ike Barinholtz (“The Mindy Project”) is 49. Actor Kristoffer Polaha (“Ringer,” “Life Unexpected”) is 49. Guitarist Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek is 49. Actor Tyrone Burton (“The Parent ’Hood”) is 47. Musician Regina Spektor is 46. Bassist Zac Cockrell of Alabama Shakes is 38. Actor Shane Lyons (“All That”) is 38. Actor Sarah Sutherland (“Veep”) is 38. Actor Maiara Walsh (“Desperate Housewives”) is 38.
Feb. 19: Singer Smokey Robinson is 86. Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is 78. Actor Stephen Nichols (“The Young and the Restless”) is 75. Actor Jeff Daniels is 71. Singer-guitarist Dave Wakeling (General Public, English Beat) is 70. Talk show host Lorianne Crook is 69. Actor Leslie David Baker (“The Office”) is 68. Singer Seal is 63. Actor Jessica Tuck (“True Blood”) is 63. Drummer Jon Fishman of Phish is 61. Actor Justine Bateman is 60. Actor Benicio Del Toro is 59. Actor Bellamy Young (“Scandal”) is 56. Drummer Daniel Adair of Nickelback (and formerly of 3 Doors Down) is 51. Singer-actor Haylie Duff (“Napoleon Dynamite”) is 41. Guitarist Seth Morrison of Skillet is 38. Actor Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) is 33. Actor David Mazouz (“Gotham”) is 25. Actor Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) is 22.
Feb. 20: Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is 85. Actor Brenda Blethyn (“Atonement,” ″Pride and Prejudice”) is 80. Actor Sandy Duncan is 80. Actor Peter Strauss is 79. Guitarist Billy Zoom of X is 78. Country singer Kathie Baillie of Baillie and the Boys is 75. Actor John Voldstad (“Newhart”) is 75. Actor Anthony Head (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 72. Actor James Wilby (“Gosford Park”) is 68. Bassist Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing) is 67. Actor Joel Hodgson (“Mystery Science Theater 3000″) is 66. Singer Ian Brown of Stone Roses is 63. Actor French Stewart (“Mom,” “Third Rock from the Sun”) is 62. Model Cindy Crawford is 60. Actor Andrew Shue (“Melrose Place”) is 59. Actor Lili Taylor is 59. Singer Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys is 51. Actor Lauren Ambrose (“Six Feet Under”) is 48. Actor Jay Hernandez (“Friday Night Lights,” ″Crazy/Beautiful”) is 48. Actor Chelsea Peretti (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) is 48. Guitarist Coy Bowles of Zac Brown Band is 47. Actor Michael Zegen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” ″Boardwalk Empire”) is 47. Actor Majandra Delfino (“Roswell”) is 45. Actor Jocko Sims (“New Amsterdam”) is 45. Musician and “A Prairie Home Companion” host Chris Thile (Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek) is 45. Actor-singer Jessie Mueller is 43. Comedian Trevor Noah is 42. Actor Miles Teller (“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Fantastic Four”) is 39. Singer Rihanna is 38. Actor Jack Falahee (“How to Get Away With Murder”) is 37.
Feb. 21: Actor Gary Lockwood (“2001: A Space Odyssey”) is 89. Actor Peter McEnery is 86. Record company executive David Geffen is 83. Actor Tyne Daly is 80. Actor Anthony Daniels (C3P0 in “Star Wars” films) is 80. Keyboardist Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) is 77. Actor Christine Ebersole is 73. Actor William Petersen (“C.S.I.”) is 73. Actor Kelsey Grammer is 71. Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is 68. Actor Kim Coates (“Bad Blood,” “Sons of Anarchy”) is 68. Actor Jack Coleman (“Heroes”) is 68. Actor Christopher Atkins is 65. Actor William Baldwin is 63. Actor Aunjanue Ellis (“Quantico”) is 57. Country singer Eric Heatherly is 56. Bassist Eric Wilson (Sublime) is 56. Bassist Tad Kinchla of Blues Traveler is 53. Singer Rhiannon Giddens is 49. Actor Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) is 47. Actor Jennifer Love Hewitt is 47. Comedian-director Jordan Peele is 47. Actor Brendan Sexton III (“Boys Don’t Cry”) is 46. Opera/pop singer Charlotte Church is 40. Actor Ashley Greene (“Twilight”) is 39. Actor Elliot Page (“Inception,” ″Juno”) is 39. Actor Corbin Bleu (“High School Musical,” ″Jump In!”) is 37. Actor Hayley Orrantia (“The Goldbergs” and former contestant “The X Factor”) is 32. Actor Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) is 30.
Trevor Noah arrives at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Este Haim, from left, Danielle Haim, and Alana Haim of HAIM arrive at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal to China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open and safe” brought no commitments on Sunday as oil prices soar during the Iran war.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS that Tehran has been “approached by a number of countries” seeking safe passage for their vessels, “and this is up to our military to decide.” He said a group of vessels from “different countries” had been allowed to pass, without providing details.
Iran has said the strait, through which one-fifth of global oil exports normally pass, is open to all except the United States and its allies.
Araghchi added that “we don’t see any reason why we should talk with Americans” about finding a way to end the war, noting that Israel and the U.S. started the fighting with coordinated attacks on Feb. 28 during indirect U.S.-Iran talks on Iran's nuclear program. He also said Tehran had “no plan to recover” the enriched uranium that is under rubble following U.S. and Israeli attacks last year.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC he has been “in dialogue” with some of the countries Trump mentioned, and said he expected China “will be a constructive partner” in reopening the strait.
But countries made no promises.
Britain said Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday discussed with Trump the importance of reopening the strait "to end the disruption to global shipping,” and spoke with Canada’s prime minister about it separately.
A spokesperson for China’s embassy to the U.S., Liu Pengyu, said “all parties have the responsibility to ensure stable and unimpeded energy supply” and that China would “strengthen communication with relevant parties” for de-escalation.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said it “takes note” of Trump’s call and that it “will closely coordinate and carefully review” the situation with the U.S.
Expectations are high that Trump will ask Japan directly when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets him on Thursday at the White House.
France previously said it is working with countries — President Emmanuel Macron mentioned partners in Europe, India and Asia — on a possible international mission to escort ships through the strait but has stressed it must be when “the circumstances permit,” when fighting has subsided.
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul of Germany, which was not mentioned in Trump's call, told ARD television: “Will we soon be an active part of this conflict? No.”
Meanwhile, emergency oil stocks “will soon start flowing to global markets,” the International Energy Agency said Sunday, describing the collective action to lower prices “by far the largest ever.”
It updated last week’s announcement of 400 million barrels to nearly 412 million. Asian member countries plan to release stocks “immediately,” and reserves from Europe and the Americas will be released “from the end of March.”
Gulf Arab states including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain reported new missile or drone attacks a day after Iran called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates — the first time it has threatened a neighboring country’s non-U.S. assets.
Tehran has accused the U.S. of launching Friday's strikes on Kharg Island, home to Iran’s primary oil terminal, from the UAE, without providing evidence. It has threatened to attack U.S.-linked “oil, economic and energy infrastructures” if its oil infrastructure is hit.
U.S. Central Command said it had no response to Iran’s claim, and Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, rejected it. Gulf countries that host U.S. bases have denied allowing their land or airspace to be used for military operations against Iran.
Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Arab Gulf neighbors during the war, causing significant damage and rattling economies even as most are intercepted. Tehran says it targets U.S. assets, even as Iranian strikes are reported at civilian sites such as airports and oil fields.
Iranian strikes have killed at least a dozen civilians in Gulf countries, most of them migrant workers.
In Iran, the International Committee for the Red Cross said more than 1,300 people have been killed. Iran’s Health Ministry said 223 women and 202 children are among the dead, according to Mizan, the judiciary’s official news agency.
Iran’s government on Sunday showed journalists buildings damaged by strikes in Tehran on Friday. A police station was hit and surrounding buildings were damaged. Some apartments’ outer walls had been stripped away.
“God had mercy on all of us,” said Elham Movagghari, a resident. Other Iranians are leaving the country.
In Israel, 12 people have been killed by Iranian missile fire and more have been injured, including three on Sunday. At least 13 U.S. military members have been killed, six in a plane crash in Iraq last week.
At least 820 people have been killed in Lebanon, according to its Health Ministry, since Iran-backed Hezbollah hit Israel and Israel responded with strikes and sent additional troops into southern Lebanon. In just 10 days, more than 800,000 people — nearly one out of every seven residents of Lebanon — have been displaced.
Israel’s military said early Monday that Iran launched missiles toward Israel.
Earlier, several strikes hit central Israel and the Tel Aviv area, where they caused damage at 23 sites and sparked a small fire. Magen David Adom, Israel’s rescue service, released video showing a large crater in a street and shrapnel damage to an apartment building.
Israel’s military says Iran is firing cluster bombs that can evade some air defenses and scatter submunitions across multiple locations.
Metz reported from Ramallah, West Bank, Frankel from Jerusalem and Anna from Lowville, New York. Associated Press journalists Sally Abou AlJoud and Fadi Tawil in Beirut, John Leicester in Paris, Christopher Weber in Los Angeles, and Fatima Hussein and Tia Goldenberg in Washington contributed to this report.
This version corrects to say Araghchi was speaking to CBS, not NBC as previously reported.
People walk past tents sheltering people displaced by Israeli airstrikes at a public space along the Beirut waterfront at sunset in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
People gather outside an apartment building damaged by an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, Israel, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People shout slogans during an anti U.S. and Israeli rally outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 15, 2026. The sign reads in Turkish: "Leave NATO, close the bases." (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Heavy rain falls over tents sheltering people displaced by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, along the Beirut waterfront in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Firefighters extinguish fire at a site damaged during an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Home Front Command officer works at an apartment damaged after an Iranian strike in Bnei Brak, Israel, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Smoke rises from the rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A man photographs the rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Smoke rises from the U.S. embassy building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Jabar)
Mourners react during the funeral ceremony for Gen. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Defense Council and a senior adviser to the Supreme Leader who was killed in a strike, at the courtyard of the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Two men ride their motorbike past a billboard of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Fire and plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A man chants slogan while the body of Gen. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Defense Council and a senior adviser to the Supreme Leader who was killed in a strike, is being buried at the courtyard of the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
