The Civil Aviation Organization of Iran announced on Sunday the suspension of flights at all airports in the country until Monday morning due to “operational restrictions” amid tensions over possible Israeli retaliation for Tuesday’s attacks on the Hebrew State.
Concretely, arrival and takeoff operations are suspended between 9:00 p.m. this Sunday and 6:00 a.m. Monday and the civil aviation authority explained that the cancellations are due to “operational restrictions”, explained the spokesperson for the organization. , Jafar Yazerlu, without giving further details, reported the state agency IRNA.
On Wednesday, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Spain, Reza Zabib, assured that Iran would not launch a new operation against Israel unless the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu “attacks territorial integrity of Iran or its main interests” in the region.
Last Tuesday, Iran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel in response to Israeli operations in the region, which in recent months assassinated the leader of Hamas during a covert operation in Tehran, injured its Iranian ambassador during the explosion of wanted persons and assassinated several senior Hamas officials. -high-ranking generals in Lebanon and Syria, as well as his ally Hasan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah.
After the attack, Iran canceled flights until Thursday morning, when authorities deemed safe flying conditions “guaranteed.”
“If Israel repeats its mistakes, Iran’s response will be swift and stronger than before,” the ambassador said. Israel, for its part, promised that the Iranian attack would have consequences. “Iran made a serious mistake and it will pay the price,” Netanyahu said Tuesday.
