{"id":85761,"date":"2026-03-02T06:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/?p=85761"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:51:14","slug":"uk-mounts-major-operation-to-support-thousands-stranded-in-the-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2026\/03\/02\/uk-mounts-major-operation-to-support-thousands-stranded-in-the-gulf\/","title":{"rendered":"UK mounts major operation to support thousands stranded in the Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HCUdoMKaUAA6eTA?format=jpg&amp;name=900x900\" alt=\"The FCDO now advises against all but essential\ntravel to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE.\u200b\n\nBritish nationals currently in those countries should\nshelter in place, avoid travel where possible and\nfollow instructions from the local authorities. You can\nalso register your presence to receive direct updates\nfrom the FCDO.\u200b\n\nBritish nationals across the Middle East should\nmonitor our travel advice, read our guidance on\nbeing affected by a crisis abroad and follow advice\nfrom the local authorities\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The UK has mounted an unprecedented operation to support hundreds of thousands of British nationals in the Gulf as Iranian missile strikes continue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/uknews\/uk-mounts-major-operation-to-support-thousands-stranded-in-the-gulf\/ar-AA1XjHok?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=HCTS&amp;cvid=69a49cd61b134e75886363676c342f75&amp;ei=99\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>The UK has mounted an unprecedented operation to support hundreds of thousands of British nationals in the Gulf as Iranian missile strikes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-85761","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/starmer-Kier.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85762,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85761\/revisions\/85762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}