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AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan's air force intercepted and shot down dozens of Iranian drones that violated its airspace and were heading to Israel, two regional security sources said. In neighbourhoods ...
Iraq also announced shutting down its airspace and suspending all air traffic on Saturday, Iraq's transport ministry told the country's state-owned news agency. (Reporting by Timur Azhari; Editing ...
Thursday's emergency order from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) came after Iran shot down a high-altitude U.S. drone with a surface-to-air missile, sparking concerns about a threat ...
Iranian media and social media reported minor explosions near Isfahan, [13] where Iran has nuclear facilities, a drone manufacturing facility, and a major airbase. [14] [10] Iranian state media said that Israeli drones flying over the region were shot down by the Iranian Air Defense Force.
As all 148 Iranian F-4s and F-5s had been sent for a bombing raid on Iraq, 60 F-14 Tomcats were scrambled to defend Iranian airspace against a possible Iraqi retaliation. Iranian F-14s managed to down 2 Iraqi MiG-21s (1 MiG-21RF and 1 MiG-21MF) and 3 Iraqi MiG-23s (MiG-23MS); an Iranian F-5E also shot down an Iraqi Su-20 during the operation.
An Israeli official said that following the strikes targeting Iranian air defence and ballistic missile sites, Israel could now operate with greater freedom in Iranian airspace. [ 19 ] The IDF stated it has completed "precise and targeted strikes" in response to "months of continuous attacks" from Iran and its proxies , [ 11 ] as well as a ...
Airspace closures following Iran's missile attack on Israel forced airlines to divert flights and make emergency landings to avoid restricted areas.
In addition, coalition forces shot down three drones near the airport. [12] Tasnim News Agency revealed that four ballistic missiles launched from Kermanshah province and seven others fired from West Azarbaijan province were used during the attack, [ 13 ] during which Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missiles were reportedly used.