Tim was on a 22-hour flight to Oman when he took this picture, on the last leg from Doha to Muscat. Because of the Saudi-led embargo on Qatar, supported by the United Arab Emirates and several other Arab and Gulf countries, the Qatar Airways plane had to avoid Saudi and UAE airspace for what is normally a pretty straight shot and quick flight, apparently having to enter Iranian airspace to get to its destination.

The flight from Washington to Doha took longer than usual as well, having to fly over eastern Turkey and much of Iran to avoid Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Berlin Wall, posted earlier: