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[71686] Iran closes airspace in the west of the country: Reports of unusual flight restrictions

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Aerial tension: Iran imposes unusual flight restrictions in the west of the country

In the last 24 hours, several Telegram channels reported on unusual measures taken by Iran in its airspace. According to Israel News Censored Free, Iran announced the closure of the airspace in the west of the country until Monday morning.

The report was confirmed by the Abu Ali Express channel, which is known for its critical stance toward the regime in Tehran and the Hamas leadership, noting that an official NOTAM notice was issued regarding a flight ban in the western region of the country until next Monday morning.

Conversely, the channel News 8200 Initial Reports added a supplementary detail to the report, stating that the airspace in western Iran "will remain closed until Monday morning, except for flights during daylight hours only."

As of now, no further details have been released regarding the reason for the unusual aerial restrictions, which have attracted significant attention among Israeli reporting channels on Telegram. In total, the reports on the subject have accumulated over 9,400 views across the various channels.

daily-hebrew-en id:71744 generated 23 May, 03:09 gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview translated from Hebrew #71686