BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 29. Iranian authorities
have extended the ban on domestic and international flights in the
northern, western and southern regions of the country until June
30, Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Majid Akhvan
said, Trend
reports.
According to him, the flight ban is in effect until 14:00 local
time.
On the morning of June 13, Israel carried out airstrikes against
Iran. The attacks killed numerous high-ranking military officials,
including Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces
General Staff; Hossein Salami, Commander of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and Gholam Ali Rashid, head of
the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, along with nine nuclear
scientists and other senior figures.
That same evening, Iran launched a retaliatory strike dubbed
“Operation True Promise III,” firing hundreds of ballistic missiles
and drones at multiple targets across Israel, including Tel Aviv.
The attacks caused civilian casualties and widespread damage.
The US conducted airstrikes targeting three nuclear facilities
in Iran on June 22, reportedly causing significant damage.
In retaliation, Iran targeted a U.S. military base in Qatar with
airstrikes on the evening of June 23.
On June 26, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced that
the government had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran, brokered by
U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran’s Supreme National Security
Council also confirmed in a statement that military operations had
ceased.
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