Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues

Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues

Iran says passage through waterway will depend on Iranian authorisation and accuses Donald Trump of multiple falsehoods

Separate to the Pakistani army chief’s trip to Iran (see post at 07:53), the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and foreign minister Ishaq Dar also concluded a trip to the Middle East after visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey for talks.

“We have just concluded the last leg of our engagements following productive and fruitful visits … where we held meaningful bilateral discussions aimed at strengthening cooperation across key areas,” Dar said on X.

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