LIVE Middle East | Iran announces ‘crushing strikes’ after Trump speech, denies talks on pause in fighting

US President Donald Trump has threatened in a televised speech to attack Iran ‘extremely hard’ for at least two to three weeks. In response, the Iranian military promises to carry out “crushing” attacks on the United States and Israel. Tehran denies that ceasefire negotiations are underway, as Trump claims. Follow all developments in the Middle East in our live blog.

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