Iranian flights are suspended to Lebanon until February 18
The Iranian News Agency announced that "Lebanon has informed Iran of the suspension of Iranian flights to Beirut until February 18."
Hossein Pourfarzaneh, the head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization, stated that, due to the security issues currently prevailing at Beirut Airport, all flights to Lebanon have been canceled until at least the 18th of this month.
Pourfarzaneh commented on the news of Israel's threat to target Iranian flights heading to Lebanon, saying: "I haven't heard of any threat, but based on the correspondence between the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization and Lebanon, the Lebanese side requested that, due to the specific security conditions in Beirut and the cancellation of all international flights, Iranian flights to Beirut be suspended until February 18. Therefore, the operations for transporting Iranian passengers will be halted during this period."
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