New Delhi, March 2 -- Tensions in the Middle East region continue to soar after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran and targeted key sites on 28 February. Tehran retaliated and, in return, targeted US bases in several Gulf countries, thereby plunging the region into a deeper and renewed military confrontation. The crisis in Iran, in turn, has now caused an aviation crisis with several global airlines suspending flights to the Middle East and aircraft remaining grounded in one of the world's busiest regions.

Thousands of passengers globally have been left in the lurch after airlines were forced to cancel or suspend the flights, CNN reported. The airports that are reportedly the worst affected include airports in US-frien...