LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military will enforce a blockade nL6N40V09S in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz and it will apply to all vessel traffic regardless of flag, the U.S. Central Command said in a note to seafarers seen by Reuters on Monday.

The note said the blockade would come into effect at 1400 GMT on Monday.

"Any vessel entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture," the note said.

NEW DELHI, April 13 (Reuters) - Iran has "good contact" with the Indian government on passage of the South Asian nation's ships through the Strait of Hormuz and wants to help New Delhi, Iranian Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali said on Monday.

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which began in February, has restricted shipping through the key route - a conduit for 40% of India's crude imports - impacting trade and squeezing oil supplies.

(Reporting by Krishna N. Das, writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)

By Gleb Bryanski

MOSCOW, April 13 (Reuters) - Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, should create joint food reserves with fellow BRICS members and former Soviet neighbours to counter the risks to global food security stemming from the conflict in the Middle East https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/, a senior Russian security official said on Monday.

ANKARA, April 13 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday that NATO allies should use their July summit in Ankara to reset ties with U.S. President Donald Trump and prepare for a potential reduction of U.S. involvement in the alliance.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Turkey believed Trump would attend the NATO leaders' summit on July 7-8 due to his "personal respect" for President Tayyip Erdogan, but added he understood Trump was otherwise reluctant come to the meeting.

ANKARA, April 13 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister raised concerns on Monday about Iran or the United States proposing any new regulations for transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and said he saw difficulties around proposals to re-open the waterway with an international force.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan - who is in close touch with the U.S., Iran and mediator Pakistan - said in comments reported by state-owned Anadolu Agency that Hormuz should be opened through diplomacy, after weekend U.S.-Iran talks failed to reach a deal nL6N40V09S to end the war.

PARIS/LONDON April 13 (Reuters) - Britain and France will this week co-host talks aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, including discussions on what President Emmanuel Macron described as a possible strictly defensive naval mission.

The talks are intended to bring together Britain, France and other countries willing to join a peaceful multinational mission aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the strait.

The latest developments in the Middle East war:

- China urges talks -

China's President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday his country would play a "constructive role" in promoting further peace talks and called for the national sovereignty of countries in the Middle East and Gulf to be "respected", state media reported.

Xi stressed "China's principled stance of promoting peace and urging talks", according to state news agency Xinhua, as the United States began a blockade of Iranian ports after a first round of peace talks ended without agreement.

MANILA, April 13 (Reuters) - ASEAN foreign ministers called on Monday for the United States and Iran to continue negotiating a permanent end to their conflict, and to implement the ceasefire fully and effectively.

The ministers, who met virtually to discuss the war in the Middle East, also called for the restoration of safe, unimpeded and continuous passage of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Beyond immediate security concerns, ASEAN highlighted the broader implications of the conflict on regional stability, especially on energy and food supplies.

By Jack Kim

SEOUL, April 13 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sparked a diplomatic row with Israel and criticism at home after comparing Israeli military actions against Palestinians to the Holocaust in a post on social media platform X.

The controversy began on Friday after Lee said "wartime killings" by the Israel Defense Forces were "no different from the Jewish massacre" by the Nazis in World War Two, and reposted footage with a caption that said it showed Israeli troops had tortured and thrown a Palestinian from the roof of a building.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa

CAIRO/GAZA, April 13 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, as mediators met leaders from Hamas in an effort to shore up a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.

Medics said the strike had hit a group of men outside a school in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. There was no immediate comment by the Israeli military.