Russian, Chinese flights to Iran resume after 60-day halt due to US-Israeli war
Passenger flights between Iran and China, as well as between Iran and Russia, have resumed after a two-month suspension caused by the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, state media from both countries reported on Tuesday.
CGTN, a Chinese state media outlet, announced that passenger flights between Iran and China have resumed for the first time in 60 days.
Mahan Air, Iran's largest airline, announced the resumption of select China-Iran passenger routes, including those between Tehran and major Chinese cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported that the first Tehran-Moscow flight and its return route resumed on Tuesday after the pause.
The flights had been suspended following the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
In response, Iran’s armed forces carried out 100 waves of retaliatory strikes under Operation True Promise 4, launching hundreds of ballistic and hypersonic missiles, as well as drones, against American military bases throughout West Asia and Israeli positions in the occupied territories.
A fragile ceasefire, brokered by Pakistan, took effect in early April and has largely held, though tensions remain high.
The United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, which Tehran considers illegal and a violation of the truce.
The resumption of flights by two major strategic partners of Iran signals a gradual return to normalcy.
China and Russia have consistently supported Iran diplomatically throughout the war, condemning US-Israeli aggression at the United Nations and calling for a negotiated end to the war of aggression.
Iran resumed commercial flights from Tehran’s international airport over the weekend for the first time since the war began.
Flights for Istanbul, Muscat and the Saudi Arabian city of Medina took off from Imam Khomeini International Airport on Saturday.
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