Airlines re-route flights away from Iraq, Iran airspace after missile attack on U.S. troops
Several major airlines said on Wednesday they were re-routing flights to avoid airspace over Iraq and Iran after the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. carriers from the area following an Iranian missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
Britain condemns attack on military bases in Iraq
Britain on Wednesday condemned Iranian missile attacks on military bases in Iraq that hosted U.S.-led coalition forces including British personnel.
Ukrainian flight did not declare emergency before crash: Iranian media
A Ukrainian airliner with 176 aboard that crashed in Iran on Wednesday did not declare an emergency, Iranian media said, quoting an official of the Iran Civil Aviation Organization.
Ukraine trying to determine number of citizens killed in Iran plane crash
Ukraine is trying to establish how many of its citizens were killed in a plane crash in Iran, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said on Wednesday.
Iranian president to make speech after strikes on U.S. targets: Iran TV
Iran’s president will deliver a speech to the nation, Iranian state television said on Wednesday after Tehran launched missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq.
Emirates Airline cancels Baghdad flight on Wednesday after Iran strike
Dubai-based Emirates Airline canceled a return flight to Baghdad on Wednesday following Iran’s missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
Ukrainian Boeing 737 crashes after take-off in Iran, all 170 aboard killed
A Ukrainian airliner carrying at least 170 passengers crashed on Wednesday due to technical problems soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport, and all aboard were killed, Iran’s state television and a Ukrainian official said.
No Iraqi casualties in 22-missile Iranian attack overnight: military
Iraq’s military said on Wednesday that 22 missiles were launched on the Ain al-Asad air base that houses U.S.-led coalition troops in the western Anbar province and a base in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil, causing no casualties.
Ukraine president says passengers, crew on board airliner in Iran dead
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that all passengers and crew on board a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran have been killed, citing preliminary information.
Flydubai cancels Wednesday flight to Baghdad after Iran strike
United Arab Emirates airline flydubai canceled a flight to Baghdad on Wednesday after Iran earlier launched missile attacks on U.S. led forces in Iraq.
