One of the few paths left between the two continents threads through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as global conflicts complicate aviation logistics.
The Pentagon has identified the six United States service members who died last week when a refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq. With their deaths, the total number of service members killed in the war with Iran has risen to at least 13.
The concrete runway barrier played a key role in a disaster that killed 179 people. An audit revealed officials skimped on construction fees and then falsified records.
One week into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, thousands of Americans remain stranded. Despite official promises of help, many say they’ve been left to navigate closed airports, canceled flights and uncertainty on their own.
Airlines began operating repatriation flights on Tuesday for hundreds of passengers stranded by the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Thousands more have left Iran through border crossing with neighboring countries.
The Trump administration’s decision to cut off foreign oil to the island is devastating its tourism industry, a key source of income for a government being pushed to the edge.