Middle East crisis live: Iraq says it had ‘no prior knowledge’ of US-Saudi attacks

Iraqi prime minister postpones trip to Saudi Arabia after attacks as government spokesperson denies Trump’s claim that strikes were coordinated with IraqUS launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause, amid fears the war is wideningA liquefied natural gas tanker controlled by QatarEnergy exited the strait of Hormuz overnight – the first such vessel ⁠visible on ship-tracking data to ⁠leave the waterway ​since 11 July, data from analytics firms showed on Thursday.The Al Areesh tanker, which loaded a cargo at Qatar’s Ras Laffan terminal around 4-6 July, sailed ⁠out of the strait overnight on 29 July, according to Kpler and