⚔️ Middle East crisis live: US launches new wave of strikes on Iran; Tehran says attacks render diplomacy ‘futile’

Iran has sought to establish a permanent system for collecting fees in the strait of Hormuz and warned vessels not to sail without its authorisationStrikes over the weekend have had wider regional implications. Qatar, which has previously ​said it would not act as a mediator so long ​as it was under attack, said three people, including a child, had been injured by falling shrapnel. It said Iran wa…