Iran Reopens Its Airspace For Commercial Flights

ILLUSTRATION/Basic Airport, Tehran, FLOOD/UNSPLASH/Alireza Akhlaghi

JAKARTA - Iran reopened its airspace for commercial flights after ordering its shutdown on Tuesday, October 1 evening following its ballistic missile attack on Israel.

"After ensuring favorable and safe flight conditions and ending restrictions, airlines are allowed to carry out flight operations starting at 5 a.m. today," a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Organization said, according to a Thursday report from the Islamic Republic News Agency (Irina) reported by CNN, Thursday, October 3.

The organization previously announced on Tuesday evening that all flights across the country would be canceled until Wednesday morning, which was later extended until Thursday morning.

Reportedly, 200 missiles were fired during Iran's attack on Israel, according to the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Video posted by the Tasnim news agency on Wednesday showed ARDar Salami reportedly speaking by telephone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian from the military operations command room.

200 missiles were fired in this operation, he said by telephone reported by CNN, Wednesday, October 2.

The Israeli military said its initial estimate was that Iran fired about 180 projectiles. Statements from the IRGC, reported by Press TV, said 90 percent of the missiles managed to reach their targets.

But both Israel and America underestimated the effectiveness of the attack. Israel said the attack failed.

The Iranian missile strike took place about an hour on Tuesday, October 1.