IRAN’S RETALIATION for the aerial assault America and Israel launched against it on February 28th has included missile and drone attacks not only on Israel, but also on several countries of the Persian Gulf. As well as American installations in the region, the main airports in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai and Abu Dhabi, were also hit. The danger to civil aviation has closed airspace across the region. The attacks on airports suggest that Iran wants to inflict economic as well as physical damage on its neighbours.
