Iraq Closes Airspace Following Israeli Strikes On Iran

Dubai: Iraq’s Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that the country’s airspace has been closed following Israeli airstrikes on neighbouring Iran.

The ministry’s spokesman Mitham al-Safi told state-run Iraqi News Agency about the closure, noting that “the closure was preceded by the evacuation of all air traffic from Iraqi airspace.”

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