June 2025: Major escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Ongoing exchange of fire with ballistic missiles, drones and widespread activations of air defence systems. Iran, Israel, Iraq - airspace remains closed to all flights. Jordan, Lebanon, Syria - risk remains high with missiles and drones transiting airspace. Conflict is expected to continue for several weeks. Iran is warning that a conflict zone exists over international waters in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea within the Tehran FIR due to military activity, raising risks for traffic near Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE.

See OPSGROUP Briefing: Middle East airspace situation – June 2025

The primary risk in Qatar is from short-notice airspace closures due to Iran/Israel airstrikes.