Global Guardian Assesses Journey Repercussions of Attainable US Airstrikes In Iran

The prospect of US air strikes towards Iran would – not surprisingly – have a unfavorable domino impact on journey to the Middle East, Global Guardian, a global safety and medical providers supplier, stated.

“Should the U.S. (or Israel) attack Iran, we see there being near immediate spillovers that will begin with the closing of airspaces, flight cancellations and airlines changing flight routes,” stated Zev Faintuch, head of analysis and intelligence at Global Guardian.

“As global aviation hubs, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will be the last to close their airspace, but if they do, it’s a strong indication that the conflict will be more wide-ranging than last summer.”

In phrases of Middle East locations that advisors promote journey to, Global Guardian categorizes Egypt as a medium-risk vacation spot as an entire, “but its tourist enclaves, especially the luxury resorts, are moderate risk,” Faintuch stated.

Although it additionally categorizes Jordan as a average threat vacation spot, “unlike Egypt, Jordan may be directly impacted by a conflagration with Iran,” he added.

Israel, in the meantime, is categorized by Global Guardian as a high-risk vacation spot for the reason that Oct. 7, 2023, assault by Hamas.

“Since signs emerged that the US was preparing for military strikes on Iran, we have been recommending that folks defer from non-essential travel to Israel,” Faintuch stated. “But, we still have clients with important business continuing to travel, and we will bring them to safety if the need arises, as we did after 10/7 and last June.”

Following the 12-day Iran-Israel warfare in June 2025, Global Guardian’s operations group initiated a region-wide response to evacuate vacationers from the nation.

With air house and borders closed over Israel and Jordan, the Global Guardian group used shopper information and geo-fencing expertise to establish at-risk vacationers and started outreach to offer intelligence, wellness checks and evacuation coordination,” Faintuch stated. “Teams secured clearances, managed documentation and routed missions to the appropriate border crossings.”

In the top, Global Guardian was in a position to evacuate two vacationers stranded at Ben Gurion Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, inside 18 hours, and routed twin Israeli-American nationals stranded at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, inside 18 hours

Global Guardian additionally moved a health care provider from Israel to Egypt inside 24 hours, “with advance border arrangements and onward transit to Cairo,” Faintuch stated, including that the corporate additionally organized a bus to move a gaggle of 75 twin nationals to Jordan, after which onward to Rome through a Boeing 737.

So, what recommendation does Faintuch have for journey advisors reserving journey to the Middle East?

“Understand your client’s particular risk profile based on identity factors – gender and ethnicity and Internet profile, etc.,” he stated. “Read the news and look at your respective country’s travel advisories for the country.”

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