The US-Israel-Iran War’s Heavy Toll on Global Aviation: Cancellations, Skyrocketing Fuel Costs, and a Stranded World
Since February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iranian leadership, military sites, nuclear facilities, and missile infrastructure—killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering full-scale Iranian retaliation—the Middle East has plunged into open war. Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and thousands of drones at Israel and U.S. bases across…

