Syria bans Iranian flights, restricting access to Lebanon

Iranian media reports indicate that Syria’s new government, in response to actions limiting Iran’s land access to Lebanon, has also banned Iranian flights from its airspace.

According to a report by the news agency Wala News, citing security sources, Syria’s new government has prohibited all Iranian flights, including military and commercial ones, from passing through its airspace.

This ban on Iranian flights over Syria restricts Iran’s access to Lebanon, where it has been...