Iran closes airspace over country's west: state media

Published June 8, 2026 Updated June 8, 2026 01:39am

Iran has closed the airspace over the west of the country after launching a salvo of missiles towards Israel in response to its latest strike on Lebanon, reports AFP.

“Due to safety and security assessments … the western part of the country’s airspace was declared closed until further notice,” said Majid Akhavan, the spokesman for the National Civil Aviation Organisation, in a statement carried by the news agency IRNA.

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