Overview
- The Foreign Office warns of a heightened risk of regional tension and advises British nationals to take sensible precautions.
- Iran shut its airspace to commercial flights for several hours on Thursday, forcing widespread reroutes; airspace has reopened but many airlines continue to avoid the corridor and some services have been reduced, according to SafeAirspace.
- The advisory names 16 destinations, including Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Cyprus and Egypt, and cautions that escalation could cause travel disruption.
- The UK highlights a high global terrorism threat and warns that terrorists may try to target Western interests and British nationals in the UAE, including Dubai.
- The British Embassy in Tehran has been temporarily closed and is operating remotely as security concerns persist.