Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Iran has announced reopening its airspace in central and western areas to allow international flights, the Roads and Urban Development Ministry announced. The decision was made following the approval of the Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) of Iran and completion of security and safety assessments by the relevant authorities, ministry spokesman Majid Akhavan said in a statement.
He added the country had earlier reopened its eastern airspace to domestic, international, and passing flights, stressing that no flight would land in or take off from Iran’s airports in the northern, southern and western parts.
Iran had closed its airspace on June 13 following Israeli airstrikes on Tehran and other areas. Following a 12-day aerial conflict, a ceasefire between the two sides was achieved. “In view of the reopening of Iran’s eastern airspace to domestic and international flights, the country’s airspace in the northern, southern and western parts will remain closed until 14:00 local time on Friday (1030 GMT),” IRIB quoted Spokesman of Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Ministry Majid Akhavan as saying.
Earlier in the day, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that its 12-day military operation against Iran resulted in significant damage to three of the country’s main nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, dealing a major blow to the Iranian regime’s nuclear infrastructure.
