Newcastle defender Fabian Schar has revealed he spent a 'terrifying' few days in the Middle East amid Iran's retaliatory strikes on the region. The 34-year-old had undergone surgery in London after suffering an ankle injury in January, and had travelled to the Gulf to recuperate. Across the photo, Schar wrote: 'I've just had a few of my most terrifying days having unfortunately witnessed first-hand what's happening in the Middle East. Airspaces across the Middle East have been shut since the strikes began, with Tehran, Baghdad, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait and Damascus airports all still closed and leaving thousands stranded in the Gulf. Ferdinand said: 'It's frightening when you hear missiles, planes and fighter jets - I don't know what it is - going above us, and you're hearing big bombs, and what that is we don't know as we don't know the details of what they are.

Source: Daily Mail March 04, 2026 21:14 UTC