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Iran Warns Neighboring Countries Restricting Flights
Following new US sanctions targeting the Iranian aviation sector, operations of Iranian airlines across the region have begun facing restrictions. The United Arab Emirates decided not to accept flights operated by Iranian carriers, leading to the cancellation of approximately four flights today. Flight restrictions against Iranian airlines have also come into effect in Georgia and Azerbaijan. While services to Muscat…
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Iran Suspends Flights to Baghdad and Muscat
Iran has announced the suspension of flights to Baghdad and Muscat following the introduction of new US sanctions targeting the country’s aviation sector. According to Al Jazeera, the decision will take effect from midnight on September 23. Majid Akhavan, spokesperson for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, said airports in Baghdad and Muscat would no longer accept flights operated by Iranian airlines.…
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Iran Responds to US Sanctions Threat
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization has announced that international flights are continuing as scheduled despite the United States’ new sanctions threat targeting Iranian airlines. According to Interfax, an official from Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said that no international flights operated by Iranian airlines had been cancelled, adding that services were continuing according to the existing schedule and that no instructions had…
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Iran Warns U.S. and Regional Countries
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the joint military command centre of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has issued a statement addressing the United States and countries in the region. The statement alleged that the U.S., with support from some regional countries, was preparing to take renewed action against Iran. The headquarters said that if the United States takes any…
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US Strikes Iran; Iran Targets US Base in Jordan
The United States launched large-scale airstrikes against Iranian military targets around the Strait of Hormuz. US officials said the operation was carried out in retaliation for Iran’s alleged attempt to lay naval mines in the strait. In response, Iran announced that it had launched ballistic missiles at Camp Titin, a US Marine Corps base in Jordan. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
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Iran: Approximately 100 Civilian Aircraft Damaged or Destroyed
Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh stated that approximately 100 civilian aircraft were damaged or destroyed during the first 40-day phase of the conflict with the United States and Israel, between February 28 and April 8.Sadegh said that eight aircraft that were actively in operation were completely destroyed, while most of the other aircraft had previously been…
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Iran Displays Wreckage It Says Belongs to US and Israeli Aircraft and Drones
Iran displayed parts of fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles that it claims were downed during US and Israeli air operations, at an exhibition held inside an underground facility belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Among the most notable exhibits was wreckage said to belong to a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron,…
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United Airlines Flight Diverted Over Bomb Threat
United Airlines Flight Diverted Over Bomb Threat | Passengers Evacuated Using Slide United Airlines flight #UA2092, operated by Boeing 737 MAX8 (registration N37325) from Chicago to New York, was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport due to a bomb threat. The aircraft, at an altitude of 37,000 feet, declared an emergency over Lake Michigan. The cockpit crew reported hearing a ‘beeping’…
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Iran to Reopen Its Airspace in Four Phases
Iran has announced plans to reopen its airspace in four stages. According to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, the first phase will involve the resumption of transit flights. In the second phase, flights departing from airports in eastern Iran will be restarted. The third phase will focus on restarting operations at Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports, while the final phase…
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Iran Reimposes Strict Control in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has announced the re-tightening of transit controls in the Strait of Hormuz. The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces stated that the move comes in response to what it described as continued U.S. restrictions on maritime transit. Just a day earlier, on April 17, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had announced via social media that commercial…
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