Imam Khomenei airport resumes flights to Turkey and Oman as new Iran peace talks to begin | World | News
Imam Khomeini International Airport, one of Iran’s largest air hubs, resumed some international flights this morning, April 25. The first departures from the capital were bound for Muscat, Istanbul and Medina in Saudi Arabia, reports Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency. Iranian airspace has remained largely closed since its conflict with the US and Israel began on February 28, leaving passenger flights suspended for nearly two months. On April 8, Pakistan announced that the US and Iran had reached a conditional two‑week ceasefire, which Donald Trump said he agreed to extend on April 21 while awaiting a proposal from Iran for further talks. Ramin Kashef Azar, CEO of Imam Khomeini Airport City, told the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) on Friday that foreign passenger flights would resume on Saturday. It comes as the US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for Iran talks today, while Vice-President JD Vance is on standby to join. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed talks were taking place because Iran reached out …
