Middle East Conflict Escalates Sharply South Africans Still Stranded as Tensions Spread

The conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has sharply escalated into one of the most serious military confrontations in the region in years, disrupting daily life, international travel and trapping foreign nationals including South Africans far from home. Over the past few days, coordinated military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iranian military targets have triggered broad regional retaliation, widespread airspace closures and significant disruption to global travel. Thabiso Tema spoke to Paula Slier A veteran journalist, foreign correspondent and former Middle East bureau chief and head of Africa for RT and Ofer Nieman, Israel based Journalist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.