West Asia War LIVE Updates: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on Thursday for joint action to exert diplomatic and economic pressures to open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been “hijacked” by Iran. Speaking at the meeting of about 40 countries, including India, convened from London on the Strait, she said, "We have seen Iran hijack an international shipping route to hold the global economy hostage”. We are closing the LIVE blog now

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Missiles were launched from Iran towards Israeli territory, Israel's military said, as tensions escalated following reported strikes on energy infrastructure linked to Iran's major gas field, according to Al Jazeera. We are closing the LIVE blog now