Iran bars Lebanese planes from taking stranded citizens home after Israeli 'threat'

Iran's ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, told Iran's state television on Friday that Iran would allow the planes to land only if Iranian flights were allowed to travel to Beirut.

A flight information boards display cancelled flights at the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon July 29, 2024.

A flight information boards display cancelled flights at the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon July 29, 2024.

(photo credit: REUTERS/EMILIE MADI)

ByREUTERS

FEBRUARY 14, 2025 15:53