Middle East crisis live: US denies report that warship trying to pass through strait of Hormuz was hit by Iran

Iran has intensified security measures in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that foreign military forces attempting to transit the waterway will be attacked. Israel has initiated airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. The US has evacuated crew members from an Iranian vessel seized off the coast of Pakistan.