A US deportation flight carrying at least nine Iranians returned to Arizona after Pakistan reportedly denied them entry. The reversal disrupted Washington's proposed transit route and marked the second aborted operation in recent days.
A deportation flight carrying at least nine Iranian citizens from the US to Pakistan had to turn back mid-air. According to a New York Times report, Pakistan abruptly refused to accept the individuals. The plane then returned to Mesa, Arizona, and all the passengers were returned to an immigration detention center.