Despite the partial reopening, key airports in the northern, southern, and western regions—including Tehran’s Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports—remain closed. Akhavan urged the public not to travel to airports in these areas and to rely solely on official channels for updates.

Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a fragile ceasefire with Israel, though significant flight restrictions remain in place, according to a statement released Saturday by the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, as reported by AFP.

Majid Akhavan, the ministry’s spokesman, announced that in addition to the previously reopened eastern airspace, Iran is now permitting international overflights across its central and western regions. However, domestic flights and inbound or outbound routes through these areas remain suspended.

"In addition to the eastern half of the country's airspace being available for domestic, international, and overflight operations, the airspace over the central and western parts of the country has now also been opened only for international overflights," Akhavan said in remarks carried by the official IRNA news agency.

Despite the partial reopening, key airports in the northern, southern, and western regions—including Tehran’s Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports—remain closed. Akhavan urged the public not to travel to airports in these areas and to rely solely on official channels for updates.

The development comes after Iran reopened its eastern skies on Wednesday, following a ceasefire that brought an end to 12 days of escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. The hostilities began on June 13, when Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iranian targets, triggering retaliatory missile fire from Tehran and prompting a complete shutdown of Iranian airspace.

Some airports, such as Mashhad in eastern Iran—which Israel claimed to have targeted during the confrontation—and Chabahar in the southeast, are now operating under limited conditions. However, the broader resumption of domestic and international flights remains uncertain, pending further government announcements.

As regional tensions ease slightly, Iran’s phased reopening signals a cautious return to air traffic operations while the country continues to assess the stability of the ceasefire.