Iran’s deputy foreign minister defended Tehran’s role in Gulf security and warned of retaliation against attacks, while stressing that diplomacy remains the only viable path to resolve the conflict.
Washington intensifies strikes under Operation Epic Fury while Tehran retaliates. Embassy operations halt in Kuwait and India tracks oil supply risks as the Middle East conflict widens.
According to the city's travel agency operators, there are currently around 1 lakh people from Lucknow in Gulf countries. They are stranded in Gulf countries such as Iran, Oman, Bahrain, Muscat, Riyadh, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah.
Drone incidents near US diplomatic sites in Riyadh and Dubai added to tensions as Washington claimed major battlefield gains during its ongoing military campaign against Iran.
Air travel disrupted, oil sites targeted and Gulf states alarmed as Iran widens retaliation following US-Israeli strikes, with a US aircraft incident in Kuwait adding to tensions.
The information was publicly disseminated via X/Twitter. In a post, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan announced that the deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Mohammad Ishaq Dar had a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of Iran.
