Governments across the region responded swiftly to Israel’s strikes on Iran, closing airspace, issuing travel advisories and activating contingency plans amid fears of escalation.
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Azerbaijani citizens to refrain from travelling to Iran and urged those currently there to leave via Azerbaijan or Türkiye, depending on their location, citing the worsening security situation.
Iraq’s Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that the country’s airspace had been closed following airstrikes on neighbouring Iran.
The ministry’s spokesman, Mitham al-Safi, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency that "the closure was preceded by the evacuation of all air traffic from Iraqi airspace."
Russia’s Transport Ministry said that, due to the closure of Iranian and Israeli airspace, Russian airlines had worked out alternative flight routes in advance.
Saudi Arabia has sharply condemned the Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait, saying the strikes represented a serious breach of regional sovereignty.
The ministry warned that continued violations of state sovereignty and international law could lead to “dire consequence”.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Polish citizens in Iran, including staff at the Polish embassy in Tehran, were safe, but Poland "is prepared for various scenarios" as tensions escalate.
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As the strikes on Tehran began on Saturday (28 February), Touraj Shiralilou sent us this report from the Iranian capital.
The United States has begun "major combat operations" in Iran, President Donald Trump has confirmed, as Israel said it had launched a "pre-emptive" missile strike against Iranian targets. Iran has retaliated with strikes over Israel.
Some of Iran's most highly enriched uranium, close to weapons grade, was stored in an underground area of its nuclear site in Isfahan, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report sent to member states on Friday (27 February).
Israeli strikes killed five people in Gaza on Thursday (26 February), according to health officials in the territory. The Israeli military said separately that it had killed a militant who posed an imminent threat to its forces in southern Gaza.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
The United States has begun "major combat operations" in Iran, President Donald Trump has confirmed, as Israel said it had launched a "pre-emptive" missile strike against Iranian targets. Iran has retaliated with strikes over Israel.
Ankara has rejected media reports claiming it plans to deploy military forces into Iranian territory in the event of a U.S. attack on the Islamic republic.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, arrived in Geneva and may hold talks with U.S. officials, according to the RIA news agency.
Two people were killed and around 40 injured when a tram derailed in central Milan on Friday (27 February), a spokesperson for the local fire service said.
As the strikes on Tehran began on Saturday (28 February), Touraj Shiralilou sent us this report from the Iranian capital.
The United States has begun "major combat operations" in Iran, President Donald Trump has confirmed, as Israel said it had launched a "pre-emptive" missile strike against Iranian targets. Iran has retaliated with strikes over Israel.
Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), issued a statement on Friday (27 February) calling on Ankara to adopt legislation aimed at promoting political inclusion.
Pakistani air strikes hit a weapons depot on the western outskirts of Kabul overnight, triggering hours of secondary explosions that rattled homes across the Afghan capital and left residents fearing further violence.
Pakistan’s declaration of an “open war” with Afghanistan must be understood in the context of months of escalating violence, regional analysts have said, describing the latest developments as a significant shift in the nature of the conflict.
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