West Asia War LIVE Updates: Amid rising tensions with Iran and fears over the safety of maritime traffic, US President Donald Trump Saturday said that multiple countries could join the United States in deploying warships to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route. We are closing the LIVE blog now

West Asia War LIVE Updates: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday claimed that Iran`s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, is "wounded and likely disfigured" in strikes by the US on the country, describing the new leadership in Tehran as "desperate and hiding" amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. We are closing the LIVE blog now