Iran temporarily closed airspace around its capital Tehran to flights amid rising tensions with the US and nationwide protests in the country.

Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights without explanation early Thursday as tensions remained high with the United States over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

Iran temporarily closed most of its airspace late Wednesday, forcing airlines to reroute flights as tensions with the United States escalated.

Iran extends an order closing its airspace to commercial aircraft without explanation as tensions stay high with the US.

Iran temporarily closed its airspace late Wednesday to most incoming and outgoing flights amid escalating tensions with the U.S., according to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The restriction was scheduled to be in place from 10:15 pm UTC Wednesday to 12:30 am UTC Thursday,

Iran closed its airspace Wednesday to most flights amid widespread protests and tensions with the US. The Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) warning was issued by Tehran just after 5 p.m. ET and barred all flights except international flights to and from Iran with permission,

Iran closes airspace to most flights amid rising U.S. tensions. Trump says Iranian protest killings have stopped, but military officials reportedly warned an attack was imminent.

Iran issued an order to close its airspace for several hours without explanation early Thursday morning, impacting international and commercial flights to and from the country.