The Dubai Media Office issued a statement on behalf of the city-state, saying: “For the safety of passengers, airport staff, and airline crew, operations at Dubai International (DXB) have been temporarily suspended.”
Our teams continue to track developments across the Middle East exactly one week after the US and Israeli started air strikes on Iran, ostensibly to pressure Tehran into reigning in its nuclear programme.
Those initial strikes on 28 February killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leaving a power vacuum in the country. Dozens of senior leadership and military figures were also killed.
Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US military assets have been met with anger and dismay in countries across the Gulf.
