The Civil Aviation Organization of Iran issued a statement asserting that flights are operating normally across the country, according to state-affiliated reports. The clarification comes amid confusion over the status of western airports, which earlier were reported to have halted operations.
Just after 22:28 Jerusalem — minutes after The Zioneer reported that the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAO.IRI) had confirmed civilian airports in western Iran had halted all flights — the same authority issued a new statement asserting that flights are operating normally nationwide. The clarification, carried by state-affiliated outlets, does not explicitly walk back the earlier confirmation of western airport closures, leaving an unresolved ambiguity in the official picture.
The thread began at 22:18 Jerusalem, when the CAO.IRI spokesman denied reports of new NOTAM restrictions, only to confirm minutes later — in the same version — that western civilian airports had suspended operations until further notice. That account, first reported by Tasnim and noted by The Zioneer at 22:28, stood as the authority's most detailed position until the present statement. The new claim of normal operations across all airports now directly contradicts the closure detail of the earlier dispatch, without offering any explanation for the reversal.
As The Zioneer reported on June 10–11, recent days have seen a pattern of fluctuating civil aviation messaging alongside confirmed IRIAF activity over Tehran and Lorestan Province, as well as citizen reports of fighter jets and drones entering Iranian airspace. An earlier reopening of airspace on June 8 was also followed by rapid changes in the official line.
It remains unclear whether the latest statement represents a genuine restoration of normal flight schedules, an effort to project calm amid ongoing security alerts, or an interim step before a further update. The authority has not reconciled the contradiction with its earlier confirmation of western airport closures.
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