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TEHRAN, June  28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Iran has expanded access to its airspace
for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight
restrictions remain in place across much of the country, an official said
Saturday.

"In addition to the eastern half of the country's airspace being available
for domestic, international and overflight operations, the airspace over the
central and western parts of the country has now also been opened only for
international overflights," Majid Akhavan, spokesman for the Ministry of Roads
and Urban Development, said in a statement carried by the IRNA state news
agency.

Flights to and from airports in the north, south and west of the country,
including Tehran's Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports, remained
suspended, according to Akhavan.

"All fellow citizens are requested not to go to airports located in the
northern, southern and western regions of the country," he said, urging
travellers to follow updates through official sources only.

The move comes after Iran reopened its eastern airspace on Wednesday,
following a ceasefire that ended 12 days of fighting with Israel.

Iran had closed its skies entirely on June 13 after Israel launched a wave
of airstrikes, prompting Iranian missile retaliation.

Airports now operating include Mashhad in eastern Iran -- which Israel
claimed to have targeted during the conflict -- as well as Chabahar in the
southeast.

Flights in other regions remain suspended until further notice.