Iran has issued a warning regarding its airspace, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Discover the implications and reasons behind this alert.
According to reports, Tehran has issued a warning for pilots and aviation officials to steer clear of its airspace due to the threat of retaliation against Israel.
Sources cited by the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran has warned pilots and aviation officials to steer clear of its airspace due to threats of an imminent strike against Israel.
Two diplomats who were briefed on the call stated that following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s warning to the Group of Seven foreign ministers about Tehran possibly attacking Israel within 24-48 hours on Sunday, a notification was issued. However, no details regarding the form an attack could take were provided by Blinken.
The report states that at 7:45 a.m. CET, Tehran issued an airspace notification typically utilized by aviation authorities to furnish pilots with important real-time information previously unknown.
According to the WSJ, it is basically a warning for commercial and civilian aviation to stay away without specifying what could possibly happen next.
Israel is preparing for an imminent assault from Iran, after Iranian authorities promised to carry it out as retribution against Israel’s alleged act of assassinating Hamas politician Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran the previous week.
Although West Jerusalem has not confirmed or denied its involvement, it affirmed that it is ready to protect itself and retaliate against any attack. The US government declared their support in defending the Jewish state.
According to reports, US authorities are collaborating with their global allies in an attempt to manage the escalating tensions within the Middle East.
During the G7 call on Sunday, a diplomat who received information from WSJ stated that Blinken cautioned his colleagues. He warned that if Iran’s response to Israel is of equal magnitude as last April’s attack, it could result in an end to any potential future interaction between the US and Iran.
In retaliation to Israel’s attack on its consulate in Syria, Iran launched a substantial assault of missiles and drones towards Israel during the month of April. Though most were successfully thwarted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense technology, some managed to hit their intended targets causing negligible harm according to reports from Israeli military officials which stated that damage had been done primarily to military facilities.
Israeli media has reported that if they receive intelligence suggesting Tehran is preparing for a revenge attack, West Jerusalem may carry out a “preemptive strike” on Iran. This news was announced on Monday.
