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Iran closes airspace in preparation for Israeli retaliation

November 18, 2024
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Iran announced that it has closed the country’s airspace to commercial flights by issuing a NOTAM due to military exercises.

Following Israel’s successive assassinations, genocidal attacks in Gaza and blockade of Lebanon, Iran has launched a new move, launching a retaliatory attack on Israel with more than 200 ballistic missiles.

Iran’s Civil Aviation Department has issued a NOTAM for its western airspace, stating that the country’s commercial flight area will be closed due to a “Military Exercise.”

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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