The US and Iran have been buying and selling strikes for the previous 11 days, as each nations continue to violate the phrases of the ceasefire and memorandum of understanding signed in June. The US has been placing navy targets in Iran for 11 consecutive nights, whereas Iran has focused US bases across the region, with Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan intercepting a number of attacks in latest days. Earlier this week, an influence generator and a water desalination plant in Kuwait have been broken, whereas three US troopers have been killed in Jordan.
Since the ceasefire settlement fell aside final month, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain have all confronted missile and drone hearth, as effectively as Jordan. Several ships in the Strait of Hormuz have additionally been struck, with reviews of two oil tankers exploding on Sunday evening.
It is the worst flare-up in the region since the Memorandum of Understanding to finish the battle was signed by the US and Iran on 17 June. Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump informed reporters as he arrived in Turkey forward of the Nato summit that the ceasefire was “over”, though he added that negotiators on each side may continue speaking, with regional mediators Qatar and Pakistan ramping up diplomatic efforts.
Despite a number of Gulf nations being impacted by the latest spate of attacks, air journey in the region has remained largely secure, with restricted cancellations and disruption. Flights to and from Kuwait City have confronted some disruption over the previous week, as the nation offers with incoming missile and drone hearth from Iran. Several worldwide airways have prolonged their route cancellations to the Middle East after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a conflict zone advisory for the Gulf, urging airways to keep away from airspace over the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar till Wednesday, 29 July.
As a results of the creating state of affairs, these travelling from, to or by the region ought to stay vigilant to doable flight disruptions, particularly as it coincides with the summer season journey rush, with many households leaving the region for the summer season to flee the harsh temperatures.
Emirates issued a special advisory for households travelling throughout this era, warning them to make sure they arrive at the airport no less than three hours earlier than their scheduled departure time, clear safety with 90 minutes to spare, and be at their gate one hour earlier than departure time. And with many worldwide airways nonetheless not flying from the region, these travelling on regional airways can anticipate key routes into Europe, the US and Asia to be busier than regular.
Here’s what travellers with flights booked across the Middle East must know proper now.
This article was up to date with the latest data on Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Which airways are working in the Middle East?
All airways with flights into airports with restricted airspace are presently working with diminished and restricted schedules, together with routes headed for Dubai International Airport, Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport, Bahrain International Airport, Doha’s Hamad International Airport, Kuwait International Airport, Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.