BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 29. Iranian authorities have extended the ban on domestic and international flights in the northern, western and southern regions of the country until June 30, Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Majid Akhvan said, Trend reports.
According to him, the flight ban is in effect until 14:00 local time.
On the morning of June 13, Israel carried out airstrikes against Iran. The attacks killed numerous high-ranking military officials, including Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff; Hossein Salami, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and Gholam Ali Rashid, head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, along with nine nuclear scientists and other senior figures.
That same evening, Iran launched a retaliatory strike dubbed “Operation True Promise III,” firing hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones at multiple targets across Israel, including Tel Aviv. The attacks caused civilian casualties and widespread damage.
The US conducted airstrikes targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran on June 22, reportedly causing significant damage.
In retaliation, Iran targeted a U.S. military base in Qatar with airstrikes on the evening of June 23.
On June 26, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced that the government had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran, brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also confirmed in a statement that military operations had ceased.
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