The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has closed its airspace following “incoming missile and drone threats from Iran”, its defence ministry says.
The UAE’s civil aviation authority says the closure is temporary – it comes as airlines Etihad and Emirates had just resumed some flights.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with the UK after PM Keir Starmer said it would not be drawn into a “wider war” over Iran.
Trump repeats his call for other nations, particularly Nato allies, to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and says he has been surprised more world leaders were not “eager” to be involved in the key oil shipping route.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says this war “is not a matter for Nato”, while Nato says “allies have already stepped up to provide additional security in the Mediterranean.”
Meanwhile, leaders of the UK, Canada, France, Germany and Italy issued a joint statement, saying a significant Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon would have “devastating humanitarian consequences.”
Earlier the Israeli military said it had begun “a wide-scale wave of strikes” in the cities of Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz.–BBC
