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Middle East crisis: Iran’s foreign ministry says US broke ceasefire with overnight strikes – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest, read our full report:Iran remains in peace talks despite first US strikes since ceasefireIranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel that Gulf powers will no longer be a shield for US bases and the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region, as Tehran and Washington discuss a framework to end their three-month-old war, Reuters reports.The post follows overnight attacks on Iran by the US, testing the ceasefire agreed in

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