ATOR: Tourists in the UAE are not in danger after Iran's strike on the airbase

There is no threat to tourists in the United Arab Emirates after Iran's strike on the Al-Dhafra airbase. This was announced by Vice-President of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, CEO of Space Travel Artur Muradian.

"I don't think there is a threat to the life and health of tourists, because knowing the geography of the United Arab Emirates," TASS quoted him as saying.

According to him, it takes about 3.5 hours to get to the nearest base, it is so far away from tourist locations that there will be no risk. At the same time, the expert noted that the closure of the airspace of the Middle East could create certain problems for tourists.

The Middle East beyond the border: Israel strikes Iran

Israel launches a series of attacks on military and nuclear facilities, Tehran is preparing a response

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

Later, the IDF recorded rocket launches from Iran, directed towards the country. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, part of the Iranian armed forces) has launched a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel. So, in Bahrain, the service center of the Fifth Fleet of the United States was subjected to rocket fire. In addition, Iran attacked four US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

At the same time, the IDF launched a massive airstrike on military installations in western Iran. The city of Shiraz was attacked. In addition, 70,000 Israeli reservists were called up for military service. Against this background, the United States began evacuating some personnel from the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.

Meanwhile, Israeli civilians are forced to stay in bomb shelters amid missile attacks from Iran. Izvestia's footage shows people playing billiards in one of these shelters. Israelis sing songs and make videos in a Tel Aviv bomb shelter.

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