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India Today
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- India Today
Iran resumes most flights, reopens airspace after Israel conflict: State media
Iran has reopened its airspace for both domestic and international flights after a temporary closure due to the conflict with Israel, according to Iran's state media. The closure was imposed on June 13 after Israel launched a wave of to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, Iran's airspace is now open to international transit flights between 5:00 am and 6:00 pm local time. This includes major airports in the capital Tehran and in other parts of the Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports, as well as those in the north, east, west and south of the country, have been reopened and are ready to operate flights," Iran's official IRNA news agency also confirmed. Flights from most airports across the country have resumed, except from the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz. Authorities said that flights from those two cities will restart once the needed safety infrastructure is in place.A day earlier, Iran had closed its central and western airspace to international transit flights. Domestic, international, and transit flights, the rest of the country's skies were CLOSURE WAS RESPONSE TO ISRAEL TENSIONSThe decision to close Iranian airspace came after Israel launched airstrikes in mid-June, which forced Iranians to retaliate. In response, Iran shut down all its airports and blocked airspace for domestic and international flights. A spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Majid Akhavan, explained that the closure was made by a civil aviation coordination committee for safety reasons."The country's central and western airspace was closed again to international overflights, but the eastern half remains open," Akhavan reopening of airspace began shortly after a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on June 24. Iran had first allowed flights over its eastern region before expanding access to more parts of the country. However, as tensions kept boiling, Iran once again limited access over some areas last week.- EndsWith inputs from Agencies Must Watch
India.com
4 hours ago
- India.com
Trump's Controversial ‘One Big Beautiful Bill' Passed: Mass Deportations, Iran Bombings And $4.5 Trillion Tax Push Now Law
Washington D.C.: Independence Day is around the corner. For Donald Trump, it just came early. On the floor of the House, fireworks erupted in a different form. The U.S. president's flagship tax-and-spending bill, sprawling over 869 pages, scraped through by the thinnest of margins – 218 to 214. A late-night sprint of backdoor huddles, angry phone calls and closed-door persuasion flipped the final few Republican holdouts. Now, the bill heads to Trump's desk, just in time for July 4. This is not merely a budget. It is a war chest. The bill unlocks billions for mass deportations, slashes into food assistance and Medicaid and renews Trump's signature tax cuts. At the center of it all – a radical reshaping of America's future and a nod to Trump's renewed hardline on global power projection. Just last week, U.S. warplanes bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. The strikes were swift, silent and left Tehran in damage-control mode. Trump hailed the mission as decisive. Behind closed doors, he reportedly called it a 'warning shot to the world'. The new spending bill backs that message with money – billions in fresh military funds, a promise of dominance by air and an agenda fuelled by an unapologetic sense of vengeance. The military boost is not only about defense. It is a signal to rivals like Iran, Russia and China. Trump wants to make sure the next strike, if needed, does not wait for Congressional hesitation. That message comes bundled with one for the southern border too. Deportation plans now have their biggest budget yet. Buses, detention centers, legal teams – everything greenlit. But the price? Over $3.4 trillion in added debt across 10 years. Millions could lose health coverage. Rural hospitals may go dark. Entire families depending on Medicaid face uncertainty. Cuts hit deep, especially in regions already reeling from economic stagnation. Trump's allies call it 'tough love'. His critics call it sabotage. Speaker Mike Johnson called it the 'cornerstone of a new American Golden Age'. The name of the bill? 'One Big Beautiful Bill.' Grand, brash and unmistakably Trump. The Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, spent nearly nine hours talking nonstop in protest. His filibuster did not stop the vote, but it sent a message. He read letters from farmers, veterans, single mothers – stories buried beneath the weight of spreadsheets and slogans. While Republicans wrestled over whether to cut too little or too much, Trump played kingmaker. He dialed lawmakers, hosted late-night dinners and reminded them what defiance costs in his party. In the end, they listened. Now, the country watches. The checks are signed. The strikes are real. The fallout – political, financial and global – is coming. For Trump, it is a legacy. For millions, it is a test.
News18
6 hours ago
- News18
Massive Twin Blasts, Cars Hurled In The Air: Israeli Strikes In Busy Tehran Street
Last Updated: The purported CCTV footage, which is doing the rounds on social media, shows twin explosions in a busy city street with buildings and moving traffic on the roads Iranian media has released footage of an explosion, which it claimed was of two simultaneous Israeli strikes in Tehran. The CCTV footage, which could not be confirmed by News18, is doing the rounds on social media. The purported video shows twin explosions in a busy city street with buildings and moving traffic on the roads. It can be seen in the video that the explosions cause a number of cars with passengers inside to be hurled in the air as the video ends in a cloud of debris raining from the blast. Iranian media released CCTV footage showing the two simultaneous Israeli strikes in northern Tehran hitting a building sideways and on the road directly hitting civilian vehicles in is in Tajrish, District 1, north Tehran.📍 35.8049358, 51.4344565 — Qais Alamdar (@Qaisalamdar) July 3, 2025 The purported strikes on Tehran were reportedly part of the 12-day air assault conducted under Operation 'Rising Lion' by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) earlier this month. According to the Pentagon, the recent Israeli and American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities have pushed back Tehran's atomic ambitions by up to two years. 'We have degraded their programme by one to two years at least," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said. 'We're thinking probably closer to two years." The Israeli operation, which involved over 125 US aircraft — including B-2 stealth bombers, fighter jets, and aerial tankers — targeted Iran's nuclear infrastructure at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. In parallel, a US-guided missile submarine launched Tomahawk cruise missiles at a third facility. Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, citing intelligence that Tehran had reached 'a point of no return" in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. According to Israeli defence officials, Iran has developed the capacity to rapidly enrich uranium and assemble nuclear bombs, with sufficient fissile material for up to 15 weapons. The strikes marked a dramatic escalation in what officials describe as a broader Iranian strategy combining nuclear development, missile proliferation, and proxy warfare aimed at Israel's destruction. A US-brokered ceasefire went into effect on June 24. Location : Tehran, Iran First Published:
