TEHERAN (ITALPRESS) – Iran’s airspace was reopened after a temporary closure of about five hours, during which the authorities issued a NOTEM (Notice to Airmen) which prohibited most flights on Teheran, except for international arrivals and departures with prior authorization from the Iranian Civil Aviation Authority. According to the tracking site Flightradar24, with the expiry of the NOTEM (initially previewed until 0030Z on January 15, that is about 4:00 local time of Tehran), several flights – including those of Iranian companies like Mahan Air, Yazd Airways and AVA Airlines – resumed heading towards Tehran and flying over the country. The closure, announced in the evening of Wednesday, January 14 without any official explanation from the Iranian government, had taken place in a context of very high tensions with the United States, linked to the repression of anti-government protests that broke out at the end of December 2025 and intensified in recent weeks, with hundreds or thousands of victims according to the estimates of human rights organizations.
In parallel, US President Donald Trump adopted a seemingly softer tone in yesterday’s evening, stating that he was informed by “important sources on the other hand” that “the killings of protesters in Iran are ending” and that “there are no plans for mass executions or on a large scale”.
The internet blockade in Iran, imposed as a result of protests against the government, has now continued for over 156 hours. Netblocks estimates. Connectivity was blocked last January 8, after about ten days since the beginning of protests against the carovita and the regime. The block affects the ability of users to access information and communicate. In recent days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi admitted the internet block, but promised he would be restored. The absence of the internet prevents the real number of victims caused by repression.
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