West Asia War LIVE Updates: US forces have launched search and rescue efforts for a US fighter jet, which several news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal and CNN, said had been shot down over Iran. Follow LIVE Updates here

West Asia War LIVE Updates: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said that Washington has already taken steps to “set the conditions” to keep the Strait of Hormuz operational, even as military operations against Iran continue. We are closing the LIVE blog now