Middle East crisis live: tanker reports attack as Iran closes strait of Hormuz; French soldier killed in Lebanon

Iranian military’s command says the strait has ‘reverted to its previous state’; Macron confirms death of French UN peacekeeper Separate to the Pakistani army chief’s trip to Iran (see post at ), 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.