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Iran partially reopens airspace for civilian traffic — air traffic controllers

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 135 words
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What to know about Iran partially reopens airspace for civilian traffic — air traffic controllers

According to a source in the Middle East's air navigation services, Iran has partially reopened its airspace for civilian traffic, with normal operations resuming in the eastern segment while the western segment remains closed until April 25. Six civilian airports, including two in Tehran, will operate daily for 11 hours. Separately, Russia's air transport regulator stated that Iran's airspace will remain shut for Russian airlines until May 15.

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What happened

Iran has partially reopened the airspace, closed since February 28, for civilian traffic, a source in the Middle East’s air navigation services told TASS.

Why it matters

"Normal traffic has resumed in the eastern segment of Iran’s airspace, while the western segment of it remains closed," the source said, citing a relevant regulation.

Common ground

"This regime will be in effect until next Saturday morning, April 25," he added.

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According to a source in the Middle East's air navigation services, Iran has partially reopened its airspace for civilian traffic, with normal operations resuming in the eastern segment while the western segment remains closed until April 25. Six civilian airports, including two in Tehran, will operate daily for 11 hours. Separately, Russia's air transport regulator stated that Iran's airspace will remain shut for Russian airlines until May 15.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “This regime will be in effect until next Saturday morning, April 25.”
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The claim specifies a date ('April 25') for the end of the partial reopening regime. While multiple sources discuss reopening timelines, none of the provided evidence explicitly confirms the end date as 'next Saturday morning, April 25.' The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this specific date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2024_Iranian_strikes_on_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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Claim 2: “Iran’s airspace will remain shut for Russian airlines until May 15, Russia's air transport regulator, Rosaviatsiya, said, citing its own recommendations based on the position of the Russian Transport Ministry and the Russian Foreign Ministry.”
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The claim regarding the closure until May 15, citing Rosaviatsiya, is only present in the context of the claim itself and is not corroborated by any other independent source or detailed in the provided evidence snippets. The web search results discuss blockades and reopening generally, but not this specific date/authority combination.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Corporation for Space Activities "Roscosmos", commonly known simply as Roscosmos (Роскосмос), is a state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscosmos
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate predecessor was the Feder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is the civilian foreign intelligence agency of Russia. The SVR succeeded the First Chief Directorate of the KGB in December 1991. The SVR has its headquarters in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(…
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Claim 3: “Normal traffic has resumed in the eastern segment of Iran’s airspace, while the western segment of it remains closed.”
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The specific detail that normal traffic resumed in the eastern segment while the western segment remained closed is directly reported by the cross-reference from TASS.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 5, 2023 · Learn about the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test to assess kidney function and what possible results could mean.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 1, 2026 · Description Prednisone provides relief for inflamed areas of the body. It is used to treat a number of different conditions, such as inflammation (swelling), severe allergies, adrenal pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mental health is the overall wellness of how you think, behave and manage your feelings. A mental health condition may be present when patterns or changes in thinking, feeling, or behaving cause distr…
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Claim 4: “Namely, six civilian airports in Iran, including two in Tehran, will operate daily for 11 hours, from 3:30 a.m. local time to 2:30 p.m. local time (coincides with GMT), the source specified.”
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The specific details regarding six civilian airports operating daily for 11 hours, from 3:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. local time (GMT), are consistently reported across the cross-reference and multiple web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tehran (Hebrew: טהרן) is an Israeli spy thriller television series created by Moshe Zonder for the Israeli public channel Kan 11. Written by Zonder and Omri Shenhar and directed by Daniel Syrkin, the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 5: “Iran has partially reopened the airspace, closed since February 28, for civilian traffic, a source in the Middle East’s air navigation services told TASS.”
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The claim that Iran partially reopened its airspace for civilian traffic, which had been closed since February 28, is supported by a cross-reference from TASS and multiple web search results detailing the partial reopening following the closure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day. February is the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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