Overview
- UAE authorities suspended operations at Dubai International and Al Maktoum airports until further notice, with more than 280 cancellations and over 250 delays reported within hours.
- Flight‑tracking platforms showed largely empty skies over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel and Bahrain as multiple international airlines suspended or rerouted services.
- Kamaal R Khan said explosions kept his family awake all night in Dubai and described the situation as very dangerous for residents.
- Reports tie the disruptions to coordinated US–Israel strikes on Iran followed by Iranian missile and drone retaliation across the region.
- Regional security alerts intensified as authorities monitored developments, and President Donald Trump publicly echoed the Iranian media claim about Khamenei.