West Asia War LIVE Updates: The Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joe Kent, has resigned with immediate effect, in a significant setback to President Donald Trump and the first high-level exit from the administration in protest against the ongoing Iran war. We are closing the LIVE blog now

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Missiles and drone attacks struck across the UAE on Monday, disrupting travel at Dubai airport, causing a fire in a crucial oil hub in the east and killing one civilian. Even the usually quiet northern emirate of Umm Al Quwain was not spared, with a drone attack damaging an unspecified building but inflicting no casualties, authorities said. We are closing the LIVE blog now