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Iran Partially Reopens Airspace After Ceasefire with Israel
IRAN, JUN 26 – Iran reopened eastern airspace after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Israel ended 12 days of conflict, resuming flights at key airports while Tehran's airspace remains closed.
- Iran partially reopened its eastern airspace on Wednesday after a US-brokered ceasefire ended 12 days of conflict with Israel.
- The reopening followed Israel’s major bombing campaign starting June 13 and Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes and airspace closure.
- Airports including Mashhad, Chabahar, Zahedan, and Jask reopened, though flights in Tehran remain suspended until further notice.
- Transport Ministry spokesman Majid Akhavan confirmed the eastern airspace reopening to domestic and international flights passing through Iran’s airspace.
- The partial reopening signals a fragile return to normalcy, while Iran vows to strike US bases if attacked again, implying continued regional tensions.
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On Saturday, Iran's Noor News reported that the Iranian authorities reopened airspace in the centre and west of the country to international flights in transit. Yesterday, Thursday, the Iranian authorities partially reopened airspace to domestic and international flights, having suspended air traffic at all of the country's airports, against the backdrop of the 12-day war with Israel that ended with a ceasefire between the two sides.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to its obligation to continue the ceasefire. As long as the Zionist regime does not violate this ceasefire, the Islamic Republic of Iran will not take any measures in this regard, Mohamad Mahdiabadi, Chargé d'Affaires of the Iranian Embassy in Belgrade, emphasized in an interview with Danas.
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Iran, for its part, has partially reopened its airspace in the east of the country. The airspace of the north, south and west will be closed until Friday afternoon.
A fragile ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel has put an end to two weeks of continued cross-attacks between the two largest military powers in the Middle East. Israeli aircraft have paused their bombings and Iranian missiles have stopped crossing the skies into Israeli territory, but there is a tense calm in the region and any slip can rekindle hostilities. In the midst of this raging climate, Iran's ambassador to Spain, Reza Zabib, ope…
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