United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Lebanon and Tehran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions sounded over Dubai early Tuesday as the United Arab Emirates’ military worked to intercept incoming Iranian fire that caused the country to briefly close its airspace as Israel launched new strikes in war in the Middle East. The Israeli military said early Tuesday it had begun a “wide-scale wave of strikes” across Iran’s capital and was also stepping up strikes on Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. It announced the new strikes as Israel reported two incoming salvos from Iran. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmu62CD @7 2...