<p>Dubai based Emirates airline on Wednesday said that <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/Iran">Iranian </a>nationals are barred to enter or transit the United Arab Emirates. </p><p>Another carrier, Flydubai imposed a similar restriction but added that Iranian nationals holding a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/UAE">UAE </a>"Golden Visa" were exempt and permitted to enter and transit the country.</p>.UAE willing to join international force to reopen Strait of Hormuz: Report.<p>The restrictions come amid heightened tensions between Iran and Gulf states. According to reports, the UAE has told US and other Western allies it would participate in a multinational maritime taskforce to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. </p><p>The UAE is also trying to push several countries to create a “Hormuz Security Force” to defend the strait from Iranian attacks and escort shipping, the report added.</p><p>The UAE has faced more Iranian attacks than any other country in the region, including Israel.</p><p>On Wednesday, a Bangladeshi national was killed by falling shrapnel after a drone interception in UAE's Fujairah, which is close to the Strait of Hormuz. </p><p>"Shrapnel falling from the interception of a drone... resulted in the killing of a person of Bangladeshi nationality," WAM news agency posted on X. </p>
<p>Dubai based Emirates airline on Wednesday said that <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/Iran">Iranian </a>nationals are barred to enter or transit the United Arab Emirates. </p><p>Another carrier, Flydubai imposed a similar restriction but added that Iranian nationals holding a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/UAE">UAE </a>"Golden Visa" were exempt and permitted to enter and transit the country.</p>.UAE willing to join international force to reopen Strait of Hormuz: Report.<p>The restrictions come amid heightened tensions between Iran and Gulf states. According to reports, the UAE has told US and other Western allies it would participate in a multinational maritime taskforce to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. </p><p>The UAE is also trying to push several countries to create a “Hormuz Security Force” to defend the strait from Iranian attacks and escort shipping, the report added.</p><p>The UAE has faced more Iranian attacks than any other country in the region, including Israel.</p><p>On Wednesday, a Bangladeshi national was killed by falling shrapnel after a drone interception in UAE's Fujairah, which is close to the Strait of Hormuz. </p><p>"Shrapnel falling from the interception of a drone... resulted in the killing of a person of Bangladeshi nationality," WAM news agency posted on X. </p>
