Jordan announces its response to Iranian missiles headed for Israel

Air traffic has been disrupted in several countries in the Middle East, due to rising tensions, Iran launching missiles and drones at Israel, and threats by Iraqi militias to target American interests. .

Navigation traffic stopped at Baghdad International Airport for the second time in less than 24 hours.

Iraq’s Minister of Transport, Abdul Razzaq Muhaibis, said in a statement that “regional tensions are the reason for the suspension of Iraqi air navigation until further notice.”

Muhaibis confirmed, “This is coming to preserve the safety of civil aviation​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ “

He said, “The General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management gradually cleared the airspace of incoming, departing and moving aircraft, and the Company General for Iraqi Airlines to suspend its flights for a short time, for precautionary reasons, until further notice, in order to protect the safety of passengers.”

In Iran, Iranian media announced that the Civil Aviation Authority suspended flights throughout the country until ten o’clock tomorrow morning local time.

A spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, Jafar Yazerloo, said: “All flights across the country have been suspended until ten o’clock on Wednesday morning, in order to protect the safety and security of aircraft, given the situation in the area and their missile attacks.”

In Jordan, the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority announced that the Kingdom’s airport would be closed to the movement of all arriving, departing and transiting aircraft, before returning after a short hours.

Jordan’s official news agency, Petra, quoted the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority, Haitham Misto, as saying, “The decision comes after the increase in the sector, which could lead to risks that impact on flight operations and passenger safety.”

In Lebanon, air traffic was suspended for two hours, based on the directives of the Minister of Municipalities and Public Works, Ali Hamiyah.

Hamiya said, according to what was reported by the National News Agency in Lebanon, “The movement has partially returned, with the planes going west after coordination with the Cyprus aviation authorities, until the improvements and evaluate the data to take the appropriate level. a decision that guarantees the safety of air traffic in the airspace of Lebanon, according to international standards and standards. “

In Israel, the airfield was closed at the same time as a siren sounded during an Iranian missile attack.

The press from the Israeli authorities said that “the flights have been stopped, the airfield has been closed, and they will resume in the next few hours.”

Events have escalated in the area in recent hours, after Iran launched a missile attack against Israel.

The attack came a day after Israel launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon targeting sites belonging to Hezbollah, days after the assassination of its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, and a group of party leaders, along with a leader in the Iranian Revolution. Guard.