Key events 13m ago Tanker reports being hit by projectiles after Trump announcement 14m ago Opening summary Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Tanker reports being hit by projectiles after Trump announcement A tanker reported being hit by “unknown projectiles” in the strait of Hormuz soon after Donald Trump announced the US would help trapped ships through the waterway. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said all crew were reported safe in the incident, which occurred 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. Authorities were investigating, it said, adding that vessels were advised to “transit with caution”. Opening summary Welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Donald Trump has said the US will start an effort on Monday morning to free ships stranded in the strait of Hormuz as a “humanitarian gesture” to aid neutral countries in the US-Israeli war against Iran .…