Middle East crisis live: US strikes Iran for third consecutive night; UAE says Tehran has hit tankers in strait of Hormuz

Just before the latest strikes Trump said Iran would be hit ‘very hard’; UAE says Iranian cruise missiles hit two oil tankers in strait, killing a crew member and wounding eightUS launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockadeStocks have fallen and oil hit a one-month high in Asian trading on Tuesday after Donald Trump said the US ⁠was reinstating its blockade of Iranian ⁠shipping in the strait of Hormuz.Shares in Taiwan and South Korea were particularly hard hit, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.8%. Continue reading...


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