India, March 4 -- An Indian-origin startup founder has claimed that he is stranded in Dubai amid the escalating US-Iran conflict, accusing the United States government of failing to assist American citizens trying to leave the region. Soups Ranjan, CEO and co-founder of Sardine, shared his ordeal in a post on X, saying he had travelled to Dubai for business meetings but has been unable to return home as flights continue to be cancelled.

"I am a proud US citizen and founder of a successful startup that employs 94 employees in the US and 180+ employees globally. I was in Dubai on a business trip meeting with financial institutions to help them fight financial fraud in the region, but now I am stranded," Ranjan wrote.

He said he had expect...