Middle East crisis live: Trump insists ceasefire is intact after Iran and US exchange fire in Hormuz

Fragile ceasefire remains intact despite US trading fire with Iran Morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s Middle East live blog. The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz, while Tehran accused Washington of striking first. The exchange of fire threatens to unravel a fragile ceasefire in effect since 8 April – but Donald Trump insisted the truce remains intact. “The ceasefire is going. …