Critical aircraft parts often move by air, and prolonged disruptions could slow Middle East carriers' efforts to restore flights. In 2025, aerospace air shipments to and from the region made up 6.7% of global aerospace shipments, Kuehne+Nagel said.

Cruise passengers are stuck in the Middle East as the broader conflict escalates, with thousands trapped aboard ships unable to disembark while airlines cancel flights.

Israeli jets carried out a wave of strikes in Beirut targeting what it said were command centres belonging to the Lebanese militant group Hizbollah, as the war in the Middle East entered its sixth day.

As the effects of the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran spread across the Middle East, major Western countries are scrambling to make arrangements for getting their citizens out of the region.

Government security briefings on the Middle East conflict give Northern Ireland "a seat at the table" to raise issues, an Alliance Party MP has said. Sorcha Eastwood was responding after First Minister Michelle O'Neill refused to join a second Cabinet Office briefing with senior officials.

Donald Trump had a ‘feeling’ Tehran was going to attack US interests, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Iran’s foreign minister criticised the president’s

Foreign governments are urging their citizens to leave on any available commercial flight as Gulf airspaces largely close, cruise ships can't pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and major airlines cancel flights.

BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - ⁠China ⁠will send ⁠a special envoy to the ​Middle East for mediation, Foreign Minister ‌Wang Yi told ‌his Saudi Arabian ⁠and ⁠UAE counterparts on Wednesday according to statements from ​his ministry, as conflict in the region continued to ​escalate.