West Asia War LIVE Updates: The Saudi Ministry of Defence said that it intercepted and destructed 10 drones targeting the Riyadh and eastern regions. Follow LIVE Updates here...

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

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran`s attacks on Gulf Arab neighbours will continue. His first statement since his appointment was read on state television by a news anchor. Khamenei did not appear on camera, and an Israeli assessment indicates he was wounded in the war`s opening salvo. He vowed to avenge those killed in the war, including in a strike on a school. He said Iran would "obtain compensation" from its enemy, referring to the United States. If it refuses, Iran will "take from its assets" or destroy them to the same extent, he said. We are closing the LIVE blog&nbsp;

West Asia War LIVE Updates: India is securing its energy needs by diversifying import sources beyond West Asia amid rising geopolitical tensions in the region, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday, assuring citizens that domestic gas supplies remain stable. During an informal interaction with members of the media, Puri said India continues to receive energy imports through different sources and supply routes, ensuring stability in the country&rsquo;s fuel availability despite the ongoing conflict in the region. We are closing the LIVE blog now

West Asia War LIVE Updates: The UAE`s Ministry of Defence said on Monday that its air defences detected 15 ballistic missiles, of which 12 were destroyed, while three fell into the sea. According to the statement released by UAE`s Ministry of Defence amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, 18 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were detected, of which 17 were intercepted while one fell within the country`s territory. We are closing the LIVE blog now

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Lebanon on Sunday said that Israeli overnight airstrikes on its capital, Beirut and places in southern Lebanon killed at least 15 people and wounded another 15. We are now closing the LIVE Blog

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Israel`s military said on Saturday it had struck 16 Iranian aircraft at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, which it described as a key hub for Iran&rsquo;s Revolutionary Guards. &ldquo;Overnight, the Israeli Air Force completed a broad wave of strikes across Tehran and on military infrastructure located at Mehrabad Airport,&rdquo; the military said in a statement. We are closing the LIVE blog now

West Asia War LIVE Updates: A finance ministry report on Friday cautioned that prolonged crisis in the Middle East can have adverse implications on the exchange rate and and may stoke inflationary pressures on account of rising prices of petroleum goods and fertilisers. Besides, subdued capital flows, accentuated by a flight to safety, could put pressure on the currency, the Monthly Economic Review for February released by the finance ministry said. The US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and sparking retaliatory threats, has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz -- the world`s most critical oil chokepoint handling 20 per cent of global oil flows -- and damage to key energy infrastructure assets in the Middle East, mark a pivotal escalation echoing the 1991 Gulf War oil shocks, potentially reshaping global energy geopolitics for decades. We are closing the blog now

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iran has not yet elected the successor of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week, a senior Iranian official said Thursday. Ayatollah Dr Abdul Majeed Hakeemelahi, the representative of Iran`s supreme leader in India, also said that the process to elect a new leader is still underway. We are closing the LIVE blog now

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West Asia War LIVE: Saudi air defences intercept, destroy 10 hostile drones

West Asia War LIVE: Trump urges global navies to secure Hormuz Strait

West Asia War LIVE: "Iran Supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured," claims US

West Asia War LIVE: Iran threatens Strait of Hormuz leverage

West Asia War LIVE: 'India securing energy imports from multiple sources'

West Asia War LIVE: UAE intercepts 12 ballistic missiles, 17 UAVs amid conflict

West Asia War LIVE: 15 people killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

West Asia War Updates: Israel says struck 16 Revolutionary Guards aircraft

West Asia War Updates: Middle East crisis may impact rupee and fuel inflation

West Asia War LIVE: 'Iran has not yet elected new supreme leader'

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