Air traffic in the Middle East comes to a standstill Following the coordinated Israeli-U.S. air strikes on Iran, international airlines reacted within minutes by scrapping air services to the region or canceling overflights on routes between Europe and the Far East. Thousands of passengers stranded and masses of air freight remained at departure airports. Maritime shipping has also been similarly affected by the conflict, as Yemeni Houthi rebels have announced attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz in support of the Iranian mullah regime. Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates all announced at least partial closures of their skies in the hours after smoke began rising over Tehran and Iran began retaliatory attacks in the region. In counterattacks, Iranian missiles hit capital cities around the wealthy Gulf region, killing at least one, as witnesses reported seeing warplanes and projectiles streaking through the skies. Irans capital Teheran was t...
