Trump says US will ‘hit Iran hard’ as hostilities resume – Middle East crisis live

Iran responded to an assault on its Larak Island by targeting US bases in Jordan

• First US military attacks on Iran in a month prompt retaliation

Coinciding with this week's G20 meeting, the EU has issued a statement saying it will work with the US and other allied countries to maintain economic pressure against Iran.

The EU welcomes efforts at ensuring that Iran ceases its destabilising activities and engages in peace negotiations with good faith, also through additional economic pressure, including through the US-led Operation Economic Outcast," it said in reference to the pressure strategy the White House describes as an unprecedented campaign to sever every remaining economic lifeline sustaining" the Islamic republic.