Middle East crisis live: air defences activated in Iran after explosions reported near Isfahan

Dubai-based carriers Emirates and FlyDubai divert around western Iran early on Friday after Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reports explosions in central city of Isfahan Follow all our Middle East crisis coverageThe explosions that have been reported so far appear to have been at a major Iranian base, the Shahid Salami airbase in the Iranian city of Isfahan. There are reports of explosions also occurring in southern Syria and Iraq, although details remain sketchy for now.According to