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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Iran restricted its airspace to commercial aircraft for hours early Thursday, without giving an explanation, as tensions with the United States over Tehran's brutal crackdown on demonstrations across the country remained high, and as Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had not ruled out US military action against the country. According to pilot instructions issued by Iran, which is on a key east-west flight route, the closure lasted for more than …
Iran airspace to commercial flights closed for hours over US tensions
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Boston HeraldBy JON GAMBRELL DUBÁI, UAE (AP) — Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for hours without any explanation in the morning of Thursday, while tension with the U.S. remained at its height due to Tehran’s bloody repression of protests nationwide. The closure lasted more than four hours, according to Iran’s pilot guidelines, which is on a key air route between East and West. International airlines surrounded the country in the north and sout…
Iran closes airspace amid contentious protest; local expert weighs in on rising tensions
Iran issued an order to close its airspace for several hours without explanation early Thursday morning, impacting international and commercial flights to and from the country.
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