A New Orleans doctor is stranded in Doha amid the conflict between Iran and Israel. The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979. Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military bases in the region.On Monday, the war spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, neighboring Gulf states, and targets critical to the world’s production of oil and natural gas.Dr. Jay Miller, a pulmonary critical care physician from New Orleans, is stranded in Doha after his flight home was forced to turn around due to closed airspace amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.Miller was traveling back to New Orleans after a family trip to India, leaving his wife and 5-year-old daughter behind to continue their vacation. During a layover in Doha, his flight was redirected midair as the conflict in the region intensified, leaving him stuck overseas. He described the situation as terrifying, saying that during breakfast, explosions happened nearby, forcing him to take cover in a basement.”I’m a guy just like everybody else in New Orleans. I live in the Marigny. I drive to work every day. I have a wife and family that I love,” Miller said. “And this is absolutely terrifying, trying to live life or trying to have any sort of normalcy when there are missiles flying outside, explosions happening. It puts life in a new perspective.” Miller is currently staying at a hotel near the Persian Gulf and can see warships from his hotel as well as missile interceptions. He is actively trying to find a way home after finding out that the airspace closure could last a week or longer. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
A New Orleans doctor is stranded in Doha amid the conflict between Iran and Israel.
The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979.
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Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military bases in the region.
On Monday, the war spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, neighboring Gulf states, and targets critical to the world’s production of oil and natural gas.
Dr. Jay Miller, a pulmonary critical care physician from New Orleans, is stranded in Doha after his flight home was forced to turn around due to closed airspace amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Miller was traveling back to New Orleans after a family trip to India, leaving his wife and 5-year-old daughter behind to continue their vacation.
During a layover in Doha, his flight was redirected midair as the conflict in the region intensified, leaving him stuck overseas.
He described the situation as terrifying, saying that during breakfast, explosions happened nearby, forcing him to take cover in a basement.
“I’m a guy just like everybody else in New Orleans. I live in the Marigny. I drive to work every day. I have a wife and family that I love,” Miller said. “And this is absolutely terrifying, trying to live life or trying to have any sort of normalcy when there are missiles flying outside, explosions happening. It puts life in a new perspective.”
Miller is currently staying at a hotel near the Persian Gulf and can see warships from his hotel as well as missile interceptions.
He is actively trying to find a way home after finding out that the airspace closure could last a week or longer.
