Iran war live: Israel orders southern Beirut evacuation; Azerbaijan hit by drones
Azerbaijan warned it would respond after it said Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people on Thursday morning.
“These attacks will not remain unanswered,” the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said in a statement.
Iran War Maps: Tracking the Mideast Conflict
A senior Iranian military official threatened this week to “set on fire” any ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. Vessels in the region have already come under attack since the conflict began on Feb. 28. Several oil and gas facilities have also been struck or affected by nearby shelling, though the damage did not initially appear to be catastrophic.
TERRIFIED Brits remain stranded in the Middle Eastern conflict after the first UK government-chartered evacuation flight has been grounded.
European nationals are fleeing the country in their droves aboard repatriation flights while Sir Keir and co. struggle to get their ducks in a row.
Prospective evacuees were earlier sent back to a hotel after the pilot was unable to fly, according to Sky News.
One passenger said they were told the delay meant “the pilot had clocked his hours so needed to rest.”
Iran’s plan to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a death trap for Trump
US push to reopen the stretch of water and regain control of oil route carries huge risks
Tehran has laid a trap for Donald Trump in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping routes – and the president risks sailing right into it.
On Wednesday, Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard claimed “complete control” over the Gulf strait, which carries 20pc of the world’s oil and gas shipments, having vowed to “set on fire” any vessels that dare to cross it.
It is a desperate yet shrewd move by a regime which has lost most of its conventional military force, but has plenty of tools left in its arsenal to cause regional chaos and inflict pain on the West.
Global Flight Cancellations Top 23,000. Here Are the Airlines Affected.
(Bloomberg) — The financial and logistical troubles the Iran war is causing for the global aviation industry are compounding by the day, with the number of canceled flights to Middle East hubs surpassing 23,000 since fighting began.
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, extended its suspension of flights to Dubai through the end of Saturday, a full week since the US and Israel launched their joint attack. Qatar Airways extended its service halts into Friday.
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