Major airlines cancel flights to the Middle East with possible US strike on Iran up in the air

Major airlines canceled flights across the Middle East as anxieties mount that the US is preparing to strike Iran. United Airlines and Air Canada suspended their flights to Israel, while Lufthansa and Swiss Airlines have also nixed travel to the Middle East, according to Israeli media. Dutch airline KLM has canceled all travel to Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia until further notice, according to Haaretz. Meanwhile, Air France temporarily suspended flights to Dubai but resumed them on Saturday, France 24 reported. The widespread suspensions come as tensions increasingly mount between the US and the Islamic Republic, with…