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Published 28 Apr, 2026 07:08pm

Six airports now operational in Iran amid fragile ceasefire: state media

Iranian state news agency IRNA is reporting that six airports in the country are now operational: Mehrabad, Mashhad, Shiraz, Zahedan, Gorgan and Urmia, according to Al Jazeera.

The agency reported that flights from Kerman (Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani), Yazd and Birjand airports will begin in the “next phase”, citing a report from the Iranian Airports and Air Navigation Company.

IRNA says, “The provision of safe conditions in the country’s airspace, domestic and international flights will gradually increase, and the eastern airspace of the country will also witness flights passing through Iranian skies.”

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