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On Friday morning, Israel launched multiple airstrikes to target Iranian nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories, and military commanders.
Several flights emptied the airspace over Iran during the attack. (Photo Credit: X)
Airlines started clearing out of the airspace over Iran and even Israel and Iraq early on Friday after the Israeli forces launched attacks on military targets and nuclear sites in Iran. With major attacks targeted in Tehran, several flights were either diverted or had to return to their points of origin. A time-lapse video has now caught the internet’s attention, showing the immediate impact of the air strikes in the Iranian skies. The clip features a dramatic clearance of civilian air traffic.
Shared by Flightradar24, a real-time flight tracking service, the 1-minute-46-second video captures a rapid shift as the flights started getting rerouted to avoid Israeli drones and missiles, eventually curving away from the country’s airspace and opting for alternative routes.
“Flights clearing Iran and Iraq after airspace closures in both countries following strikes by Israel in Iran,” the video’s caption read. One can clearly understand how military conflicts directly affect global aviation patterns. On the other hand, such diversions are also likely to trigger a ripple effect on international flights, resulting in longer flight durations, potential delays, and increased fuel costs for multiple carriers flying in and out of the Middle East and Asia.
All this happened on Friday morning, shortly after Israel launched a series of airstrikes, with the Israel Defence Forces also confirming the operation. “The IDF launched a preemptive, precise, combined offensive to strike Iran’s nuclear program. Dozens of IAF jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran,” their tweet read.
The forces claimed that Iran was closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon, which they added would lead to mass destruction. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also issued a video statement and said, “Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival. This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.”
Several shocking visuals have emerged on the internet, showing buildings and residential areas being damaged by the missile strikes across Iran, especially in Tehran. Reports of civilian casualties are yet to be confirmed. Amid the sharp escalation in tensions between Iran and Iraq, a nuclear facility in Natanz has been confirmed to be damaged, with investigations underway to assess the extent of the damage.
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