All civilian air travel was halted across parts of the Middle East on Saturday as the fallout from coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran continued to escalate. Multiple governments closed their airspace, grounding commercial flights and diverting inbound aircraft amid concerns over missile activity and expanding military operations.
Authorities in Israel and Iran suspended civilian departures and arrivals following exchanges of fire. Several neighboring Gulf states also issued temporary airspace closures or severe restrictions as a precaution, according to reporting from Reuters. Airlines began rerouting long-haul flights to avoid affected corridors stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf.
