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Lufthansa suspends flights to Tehran through October 24

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Lufthansa suspends flights to Tehran through October 24

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TL;DR

German airline Lufthansa has suspended all flights to Tehran until October 24, a company spokesperson told Iran International, extending an earlier hiatus amid regional tensions.

01 · THE DISPATCH

German carrier Lufthansa has suspended all flights to Tehran through October 24, a company spokesperson told Iran International on Wednesday evening. The move extends a prior suspension that began earlier this year, joining a growing list of international airlines — Air France, Air Canada, TAP Air Portugal — that have curtailed or suspended service to Israel and Iran amid heightened regional military tensions. As The Zioneer previously reported, Iran grounded domestic flights nationwide on June 14 and suspended flights from western airports after an Israeli strike attributed to the same escalation cycle. Lufthansa's updated suspension runs through late October, signaling the carrier's assessment that elevated security risks in Iranian airspace will persist for months. The airline did not specify whether flights to other regional destinations are affected.

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