US EditionIran closes airspace to most flights as tensions with US escalate
- Late Wednesday, Iran issued a Notice to Airmen closing its airspace to all flights except international ones with prior permission; the NOTAM lasted just over two hours.
- Rising regional tension and international scrutiny prompted the aviation move as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's regime faces nationwide protests with reports claiming more than 3,000 killed.
- Flight-Tracking data showed multiple planes denied entry or rerouted, while FlightRadar24 indicated the airspace over Iran and Iraq emptied rapidly before the NOTAM.
- Minutes later, the UK Foreign Office issued a travel advisory recommending against all but essential travel to Israel, warning of heightened regional tension and temporary closure of the British embassy in Tehran.
- US officials reported moving personnel amid tensions and withdrew military personnel from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, while President Donald Trump said, `We were given a very good, very good statement by people that are aware of what's going on.
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In recent weeks, the country has been the scene of anti-government mobilizations that have left thousands dead.
Iranian authorities have closed air space throughout the country in the early hours of this Thursday, according to data collected by the website specialized in monitoring air operations FlightRadar24, and in the midst of the growing threats of an attack by the United States in the context of the wave of mobilizations in the Central Asian country that have already resulted in thousands of deaths. According to this web portal, the Iranian Executiv…
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