Middle East crisis live: Trump says Israel won’t send troops to Beirut after Netanyahu call; US not aware of Iran suspending talks

US president speaks to Israeli prime minister amid attacks on Lebanon; Trump says ‘I think it’s fine if they’re done talking’ but adds that he was not told that was the caseThe exchange of strikes between the US and Iran reflects the fragility of the current ceasefire, which has seen repeated violations even as American and Iranian officials try to negotiate a deal to extend it.Iran has maintained its chokehold on the strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies as a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. The US continues to enforce its own blockade on the strait, as it pressures Tehran to reach an agreement.