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Smoke rises following US-Israel assaults in Iran
Smoke is seen rising over Iran’s capital, Tehran, following assaults from the U.S. and Israel.
The joint U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran, launched Saturday, Feb. 28, has led to a stoppage of air journey all through vital parts of the Middle East.
Dubai International, the world’s largest airport for worldwide journey, and and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International had been shut down about 7 a.m. ET Saturday, in response to a statement from Dubai Airports within the United Arab Emirates. All flight operations on the airports had been suspended till additional discover, the company mentioned.
“Passengers are advised not to travel to the airport at this time and to contact their respective airlines directly for the latest updates regarding their flights,” the assertion mentioned.
Delta issued an alert advising vacationers about cancelations of flights to Tel Aviv and Dubai. United Airlines, too, alerted vacationers about attainable flight cancelations to Tel Aviv. American Airlines alerted fliers that flights by means of Doha International Airport in Qatar could be affected.
Civilian journey cancellations had been prompted after the U.S. and Israel launched navy strikes about 2 a.m. ET. Iran retaliated with strikes focusing on U.S. navy bases within the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan.
Kuwait International Airport had been hit by a drone assault, which precipitated injury to a passenger terminal and left some employees with minor accidents, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Flights cancelled in Dubai, Abu Dhabi
As a results of the assaults, flight maps confirmed airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel and Bahrain just about empty Saturday, Reuters reported. Israel, Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan closed their airspace following the assaults and a map of the area on Flightradar24 confirmed planes avoiding these areas.
Airlines have cancelled nearly 40% of flights to Israel and 6.7% of flights to the broader area on Saturday, in response to preliminary Cirium information, Reuters reported.
Etihad Airways, which serves 110 locations from its hub at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, mentioned “all our flights have been cancelled until 2pm on 01 March UAE local time,” in a post on X.
“Due to multiple regional airspace closures, Emirates has temporarily suspended operations to and from Dubai,” the Dubai Airports mentioned. Dubai International dealt with almost 100 million passengers final 12 months.
Travel advisories issued throughout Middle East
U.S. residents throughout the Middle East are being suggested to shelter in place till additional discover and U.S. embassies and consulates have issued alerts for international locations within the area together with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem stopped wanting a common shelter-in-place suggestion, however urged embassy personnel and their households to take action, whereas advising U.S. residents to train elevated warning in Israel, West Bank, Gaza. The U.S. State Department has arrange a job power to help U.S. residents and assist diplomatic efforts, Reuters reported.
The Israeli National Security Council was “calling on Israeli citizens abroad to take increased precaution at all destinations around the world.”
This story has been up to date with new info.
Mike Snider is a nationwide trending information reporter for USA TODAY. You can observe him on Threads, Bluesky, X and electronic mail him at mikegsnider & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & [email protected].
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