{"id":36734,"date":"2024-10-01T16:18:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-closes-airspace-over-tehran-after-missile-attack-on-israel\/01\/10\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T16:18:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:18:17","slug":"iran-closes-airspace-over-tehran-after-missile-attack-on-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-closes-airspace-over-tehran-after-missile-attack-on-israel\/01\/10\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran closes airspace over Tehran after missile attack on Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Iran has closed the airspace over Tehran after it launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Flights at the capital&#8217;s airport have been cancelled until 10 am (0700 GMT) Wednesday, the ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday evening, citing a spokesman for the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s attack was in retaliation for the killing of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, an official said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s so-called axis of resistance is a network of Iran-allied groups that includes the Palestinian Hamas organization, Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>The salvo came hours after the IDF began a &#8220;limited, localized&#8221; ground operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Following months of cross-border skirmishes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, which says it acts out of solidarity with Hamas in Gaza, Israel began an intense aerial campaign to strike Hezbollah targets across Lebanon last week.<\/p>\n<p>The continued escalation has heightened fears that the region is on the brink of all-out regional war.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 533px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mbFgj8QQtdgqdYWGE7cVbQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/cbf3ff5d14277644a82a8e5d982e5080\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Missiles launched from Iran are seen in the sky over Tel Aviv. Ilia Yefimovich\/dpa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2zB8iKqy0R2z5C3yhQXAkg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/cbf3ff5d14277644a82a8e5d982e5080\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Missiles launched from Iran are seen in the sky over Tel Aviv. Ilia Yefimovich\/dpa<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/iran-closes-airspace-over-tehran-193339751.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has closed the airspace over Tehran after it launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening. 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