[71697] Iran closes airspace in the west of the country until Monday

Unusual aviation restrictions in western Iran

Numerous reports coming from various Telegram channels associated with policy lines close to the Iranian regime, including اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری, خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری, خبرفوری‌نیوز | اخبار جنگ | حمله امریکا, خبرفوری | اخبارجنگ فوری آمریکا, کانال هواداران پرسپولیس ایران and تهران آنلاین ࡆ TehranOnline, point to an official decision by the authorities in Iran to restrict airspace in the west of the country.

According to these reports, a NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) was published stating that the airspace in western Iran will be closed to non-daytime flights until Monday morning. This notice explicitly states that the restriction does not apply to "daytime flights" conducted during daylight hours.

The report was also confirmed by additional media channels. خبری پلاس|خبرفوری reported that "Iran has announced the closure of the airspace in the western part of the country to all non-daytime flights until Monday." At the same time, the channel خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری emphasized that the move covers all night flights in the mentioned area according to the channel's announcement.

These sources, characterized by a line emphasizing security and military reports, present the step as an official directive from aviation authorities, although no official clarification has been released by the Iranian Ministry of Defense regarding the security reasons behind the reduction in air activity in this region.