Iran shuts airspace after Israel is said to launch strike

Soaring tensions in the Middle East risk further upending flights in one of the most highly trafficked regions of the world.

Iran shut airspace over the west of the country and its capital, forcing commercial flights to reroute for the second time in less than a week, after a strike that US officials attributed to Israel. Air traffic between Iran and Iraq has been effectively halted, according to notices posted on a Federal Aviation Administration website, while airspace over Tehran was also closed.

FlyDubai said in a statement it had canceled all flights to Iran on Friday and flight FZ1929, which was heading to Tehran, had returned to Dubai due to airspace closures. Emirates did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Bloomberg News. Over the weekend, Iran’s direct attack on Israel saw several countries temporarily close their airspace, forcing major carriers including Qantas Airways Ltd. and Singapore Airlines to draw up alternative plans.

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