UAE reopens airspace after Iran attack – as it happened

This blog is closing now but we’re continuing our live updates from the US-Israel war on Iran in a new live blog here, including a recap of the latest key developments. Thanks for reading. An “unknown projectile” struck a tanker 23 nautical miles (43km) east of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, causing minor structural damage, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said. No injuries were reported among the ship’s crew, the agency said, adding that no environmental impact was reported. As Donald Trump expresses frustration with countries declining to send warships to reopen the strait of Hormuz, the response remains muted among those he directly called upon. South Korea will make any decision on deploying military forces to the strait in accordance with domestic law and the constitution, its foreign minister Cho Hyun said earlier. The Israeli military is saying it has launched simultaneous waves of “extensive strikes” on Tehran and Beirut. The strikes were targeting the Iranian regime’s infrastructure throughout the capital, the Israel Defence Forces posted on social media. It said that at the same time it had now begun “another wave of strikes” ta