Governments around the world are scrambling to repatriate their citizens from the Middle East, as the Iran War enters its fourth day.
Thousands of flights across the region have been canceled or delayed following the joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on Tehran, leaving foreign nationals unable to travel home by their usual routes.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told lawmakers in the House of Commons on March 3 that the government is working with airlines to increase capacity out of Muscat, Oman, to repatriate British citizens.
The minister said that 130,000 Britons have registered their presence in the Middle East.
“We are also working with airlines on increasing capacity out of Muscat for British nationals, with priority for vulnerable nationals,” Cooper told parliamentarians….
Countries Around the World Evacuate Citizens From Middle East as Iran War Enters 4th Day
