Chicagoans stranded in Middle East as airspace remains closed amid Iran retaliatory strikes

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date March 3, 2026, 10 p.m.
Last Updated March 3, 2026, 10 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagoans-stranded-in-middle-east-as-airspace-remains-closed-amid-iran-retaliatory-strikes/3902897/

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Thousands of U.S. citizens are trying to leave the [ Middle East ][1] as airports remain closed after Iran's retaliatory strikes in the region following the attack by U.S. and Israel. Northwestern University Professor Christina Paschyn, a Chicago native who has been a journalism professor in the Mi...