BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 8. Iran has closed the
airspace over the western part of the country for an indefinite
period due to regional security concerns, Majdid Akhvan, the
spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic
Republic of Iran (IRI) told local media, Trend reports.
The regulatory body confirmed the implementation of strict
flight restrictions, which directly impact international and
domestic transit routes passing through the country’s western
border zones.
”Based on the results of the security situation assessment and
following the publication of the NOTAM notice, the western sector
of the country’s airspace has been closed indefinitely,” Akhvan
said.
Meanwhile, as no tangible progress was made in the nuclear
negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the situation escalated on
February 28, when the United States and Israel launched military
airstrikes against Iran. In retaliation, Iran initiated missile and
drone strikes targeting Israeli and U.S. installations in the
region. Following these developments, a two-week ceasefire
agreement was brokered on April 7 through Pakistan’s mediation.
However, during subsequent talks between the U.S. and Iran in
Islamabad on April 11, no consensus was reached.
