JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development (Menko IPK) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) hopes that the attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran will not have a serious impact on the aviation sector.
"We still anticipate. I think this is something that we must be able to mitigate, including hopefully not too much to disrupt flights," he said when met after the peak of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Jakarta, Saturday.
However, he believes that the world's airlines will take into account risks, including passenger safety issues.
"Airlines will also recalculate the number one safety factor, because the trajectory can never be predicted, it's called a war, let alone using long-range missiles," he said.
He also hopes that this geopolitical issue can end soon, because if not, it can cause secondary problems, namely humanitarian tragedies, security, and challenges to the world economy, including the Southeast Asian region.
"Once again, we hope that this can end soon. Because this will result not only in a humanitarian tragedy, but will also cause various heavy challenges in the economic sector, including world energy," he said.
As is known, Israel on Saturday, February 28, 2026 morning, launched an attack on civilian locations and vital infrastructure in Tehran and several other cities, thus violating the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The US and Israeli attacks on Iran are violations of Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter and are clear acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iran also views Washington and Tel Aviv's actions as a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
Responding to the aggression is Iran's legitimate right to retaliate under Article 51 of the UN Charter, the statement said.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces will fully exercise this right in order to defend the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran by providing a firm and strong response to the aggression of the Zionist regime of Israel and the US," the statement said.
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