UK Foreign Office issues travel update for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and more

It comes after tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz09:47, 14 Jul 2026The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued a travel warning for the United Arab Emirates after conflict escalated in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.‌On Sunday, the US and Iran exchanged strikes in a dispute over the control of the Strait of Hormuz with the US military announcing it had hit numerous targets to weaken Iranian forces, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked US military assets in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain and Oman.‌Following the attacks, President Donald Trump announced the US would reinstate its naval blockade on Iran and introduce charges of 20 per cent on all cargo passing through the strait. The escalation in the Strait of Hormuz prompted the UK Foreign Office to issue