<p><strong>West Asia War LIVE Updates: </strong>Britain&rsquo;s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on Thursday for joint action to exert diplomatic and economic pressures to open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been &ldquo;hijacked&rdquo; by Iran. Speaking at the meeting of about 40 countries, including India, convened from London on the Strait, she said, "We have seen Iran hijack an international shipping route to hold the global economy hostage&rdquo;. <strong>We are closing the LIVE blog now</strong></p>
