Iran opens airspace for international transitions to ceasefire with Israel; Domestic flights remain partially suspended | Today news

Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflow to a ceasefire with Israel, although flight restrictions are in place in most of the country, an official said on Saturday. “In addition to the eastern half of the country’s airspace available for domestic, international and overwhelming operations, the airspace over the central and western parts of the country has now also been opened for international survivors,” said Majid Akhavan, spokesperson for the Roads and Urban Development Ministry, according to an AFP development. Domestic flights remain suspended flights to and from airports in the north, south and west of the country, including Tehran’s Mehraad and Imam Khomeini airports, according to Akhavan. The move comes after Iran reopened its eastern airspace on Wednesday, to a ceasefire that ended 12 days of fighting with Israel. Iran completely closed its air on June 13 after Israel launched a wave of air strikes, urging the Iranian missile retention. Airports that are now working include Mashhad in eastern Iran – which Israel claims to target during the conflict – as well as Chabahar in the southeast. Flights in other regions remain suspended until further notice, the AFP report added. More than 4400 Indians evacuated from Iran, Israeli India has so far evacuated more than 4,400 Indian citizens from Iran and Israel in 19 special flights under Operation Sindhu launched on June 18 to bring home his citizens amid a continuing conflict between the two countries, according to the Foreign Ministry (MEA). The evacuated Indian citizens included ‘more than 1500 women and 500 children’, the MEA said in a statement on Friday. “The government of India is deeply committed to the safety and well -being of its citizens abroad. According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Operation Sindhu is another demonstration of this commitment,” it states. “We thank the governments of Iran, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Armenia and Turkmenistan for their support during Operation Sindhu. Indian missions will remain engaged with host governments and the Indian community in Iran, Israel and the wider West Asia region,” the Mea added. A 173 -year -old batch of Iran reached Delhi on Thursday night in a flight of the Armenian capital Yerevan, the Mea said in a post on X. He responds to the inquiries about Operation Sindhu during his weekly media information, a day before, Mea spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said the new Delhi would be on the basis. More than 3.400 Indian citizens have been evacuated so far since the start of Operation Sindhu in 14 flights of Iran, according to the data Jaiswal shared during the briefing. (With input from PTI)