A number of flights from airports in the North Caucasus have been cancelled due to the deteriorating geopolitical situation in the Middle East following the Israeli and US military attack on Iran. Specifically, a flight from Makhachkala to Kuwait scheduled for February 28 will not take place, according to Jazeera Airways. Azimuth Airlines also canceled a flight from Mineralnye Vody to Dubai, scheduled to depart that evening. The only scheduled flight from Grozny to the United Arab Emirates is scheduled for Sunday.

These cancellations occurred amid reports of partial closures or restrictions of airspace to ensure flight safety in Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, the UAE, and Kuwait. In response, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) recommended that Russian airlines create alternate routes when flying to Persian Gulf countries. Flights to Israel and Iran were also suspended.

As a reminder, the situation escalated this morning with Israel's announcement of a "preemptive strike" against Iran, which was later officially joined by the United States. Iran responded by attacking Israel, as well as US bases in Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Iraqi Kurdistan.

The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the US and Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, calling them "a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN member state." The ministry called on the international community to assess these "irresponsible actions aimed at undermining peace, stability, and security in the Middle East."