NNA - The head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization, Hossein Pourfarzaneh, announced that in light of the security issues currently prevailing at Beirut Airport, all flights to Lebanon have been canceled until the eighteenth of this month at the earliest.

In a statement to reporters, Pourfarzaneh commented on the news of Israel's threat to "target Iranian aircraft heading to Lebanon," saying: "I did not hear the word threat, but in light of what was discussed in writing between the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization and Lebanon, and following the Lebanese side's request due to the special security conditions in Beirut and the cancellation of all external flights, it was decided to suspend Iranian flights heading to Lebanon until February 18, and accordingly, the transfer of Iranian passengers will stop during this period."

The Iranian official confirmed that the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization will follow up on this matter daily, adding: "We will definitely solve this problem," according to "Sky News Arabia" quoting Iranian media.

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