Against this backdrop, several Iranian airports, including Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International, have cancelled flights until Monday, The Guardian cited Iranian state media as reporting on Sunday.“All flights from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport have been cancelled until 6 a.m. (0230 GMT) following an announcement by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation,” the airport’s executive told the Iranian Student news agency.Domestic flights from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport and airports in Shiraz, Isfahan, Bushehr, Kerman, Ilam, and Sanandaj have also been cancelled until Monday morning, according to Iran’s Airports and Air Navigation Company, as the country’s western airspace remains off limits to flights.Major airlines across the Middle East have announced the cancellation of some of their flights, while having to reroute others, though Israel reopened its airspace as of 7.30am local time on Sunday morning.Beirut airport also reopened this morning and flights in and out of the Lebanese capital have reportedly resumed, reported The Guardian.Tehran has warned it will strike again with greater force if Israel or the US retaliate for the Iranian strike on Israel by more 300 drones and missiles on Saturday night.Earlier, The Washington Post reported that senior Pentagon officials were frustrated that Israel did not notify the United States before conducting the April 1 strike in Damascus, an escalation that they assess increases risks to American forces in the Middle East.The Biden administration, according to The Washington Post, immediately distanced itself from the strike on the Iranian compound in Damascus, which Tehran said was especially egregious because it hit a diplomatic facility. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack.In the wake of Iran’s strike on Israel, The Times of Israel noted that even among Israel’s closest allies, pressure had been growing to end the war in the Gaza Strip…”With its missile and drone attack on Israel, Iran succeeded in rallying the US and top European powers to Israel’s side. Not only did the US, the UK, and France express their unequivocal support for Israel; they actively took part in its defense, using a network of satellite, planes, and radars on the ground and at sea.””And instead of the UN Security Council discussing the need for a ceasefire in Gaza, it will be debating the Iranian threat and Israel’s right to self-defense on Sunday, with three permanent members sure to band together to condemn Tehran and Moscow,” the report added.In Gaza, six months of Israel’s siege, bombardment and ground offensive have reportedly killed more than 33,000 Palestinians.



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