A US F-35 stealth fighter jet has encountered a rare and high-risk engagement scenario while operating over Iranian airspace, underscoring the evolving intensity of the US-Iran war. Reports indicate the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after sustaining possible damage, with investigations underway into whether Iranian air defences successfully struck the jet.


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A US F-35 stealth fighter jet has reportedly faced a rare and high-risk engagement scenario while operating over Iranian airspace, marking a significant shift in the dynamics of the US-Iran war. The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after sustaining possible damage, with US officials confirming an ongoing investigation into the incident. 


IndiGo has announced schedule adjustments and cancellations for several international flights on Tuesday amid the evolving situation around Iran, with services on affected routes suspended until February 28.


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Flying over Iran allows carriers to follow the shortest great-circle route, saving both time and fuel compared with lengthy detours through Turkey, Afghanistan or Egypt that add hours to flight times and increase operating costs.

<p>Flying over Iran allows carriers to follow the shortest great-circle route, saving both time and fuel compared with lengthy detours through Turkey, Afghanistan or Egypt that add hours to flight times and increase operating costs.</p>

Why do airlines need Iran’s airspace and what happened during past shutdowns?

<p>Amid ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel, Britain and Egypt have told their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace for three hours on Thursday morning. Reportedly, this directive came after Tehran sent a cautionary notice asking Egypt to avoid its airspace from 4:30 am to 7:30 am (local time) on Thursday.</p>

<p>Egypt's NOTAM, a safety notice provided to pilots, said the instruction would be in effect from 0100 to 0400 GMT.</p>

<p>"All Egyptian carriers shall avoid overflying Tehran (Flight Information Region). No flight plan will be accepted overflying such territory," the notice said.</p>

<p>Tensions in the Middle East have been escalating ever since Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran. Later, top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was also killed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. There are fears of violence and a broader conflict in the region, because of which British and Egyptian flights have been asked to avoid the airspace of these countries.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Egypt was the first to issue the directive to its airlines, followed by Britain for safety reasons.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Commercial flights have been shot down in the past</h2>

<p>Fears of airplanes being targeted stem from past incidents where commercial flights were mistakenly shot down during tense times. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine by Russian-backed forces in 2014 killing all 298 people on board. It was flying from&nbsp;Amsterdam&nbsp;to&nbsp;Kuala Lumpur and was hit by a&nbsp;Buk 9M38&nbsp;surface-to-air missile. During this time,&nbsp;a&nbsp;war was going on in Donbas&nbsp;over territory controlled by&nbsp;Russian separatist forces</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/israeli-foreign-minister-katz-reveals-irans-plan-to-launch-attack-on-israel-urges-international-action-747507">Israeli FM Katz says Iran plans to attack Israel, conveyed warning via Hungary</a></p>

<p>In 2020, Iranian air defence units admitted to mistakenly shooting down Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752. All 176 people on board died after the flight was shot down shortly after taking off from Tehran airport. Iran was on heightened alert at the time because of increased tensions with the United States.</p>

<h2>Notice to airlines by Egypt</h2>

<p>On Wednesday, Egypt's civil aviation ministry confirmed that the notice was intended to reduce flight safety risks due to a notification it received from Iranian authorities.</p>

<p>"Military exercises will be conducted over Iranian airspace on Aug. 7 from 11:30 to 14:30 and from 4:30 to 7:30 on Aug. 8 Tehran time," the statement said.</p>

<p>The press statement released by Egypt's ministry mentioned an unnamed source quoted by the state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV as saying that Iranian authorities had said to avoid flying in the country's airspace because of "military exercises."</p>

<p>As per the Iranian foreign ministry's website, Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani spoke over the phone with the Egyptian foreign minister about the matter.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Airlines change schedules</h2>

<p>In light of the notice, schedules have been changed to avoid flying over Iranian and Lebanese airspaces. Most airlines have also cancelled flights to Israel and Lebanon. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows that British carriers are not flying to Lebanon.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mark Zee, founder of OPSGROUP - a membership-based organisation that shares flight risk, said that Egyptian airlines have already been avoiding the Iranian airspace. Similarly, Singapore Airlines (OTC: SINGY) stopped flying through Iranian airspace last Friday.</p>

<p><strong>WATCH:&nbsp;US, Israel brace for Iran's retaliation: US working round the clock to prevent escalation, says Biden</strong></p>

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Amid ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel, Britain and Egypt have told their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace for three hours on Thursday morning.

Amid ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel, Britain and Egypt have told their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace for three hours on Thursday morning. Reportedly, this directive came after Tehran sent a cautionary notice asking Egypt to avoid its airspace from 4:30 am to 7:30 am (local time) on Thursday. Egypt's NOTAM, a safety notice provided to pilots, said the instruction would be in effect from 0100 to 0400 GMT. "All Egyptian carriers shall avoid overflying Tehran (Flight Information Region). No flight plan will be accepted overflying such territory," the notice said. Tensions in the Middle East have been escalating ever since Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran. Later, top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was also killed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. There are fears of violence and a broader conflict in the region, because of which British and Egyptian flights have been asked to avoid the airspace of these countries. Egypt was the first to issue the directive to its airlines, followed by Britain for safety reasons. Commercial flights have been shot down in the past Fears of airplanes being targeted stem from past incidents where commercial flights were mistakenly shot down during tense times. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine by Russian-backed forces in 2014 killing all 298 people on board. It was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur and was hit by a Buk 9M38 surface-to-air missile. During this time, a war was going on in Donbas over territory controlled by Russian separatist forces Also Read: Israeli FM Katz says Iran plans to attack Israel, conveyed warning via Hungary In 2020, Iranian air defence units admitted to mistakenly shooting down Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752. All 176 people on board died after the flight was shot down shortly after taking off from Tehran airport. Iran was on heightened alert at the time because of increased tensions with the United States. Notice to airlines by Egypt On Wednesday, Egypt's civil aviation ministry confirmed that the notice was intended to reduce flight safety risks due to a notification it received from Iranian authorities. "Military exercises will be conducted over Iranian airspace on Aug. 7 from 11:30 to 14:30 and from 4:30 to 7:30 on Aug. 8 Tehran time," the statement said. The press statement released by Egypt's ministry mentioned an unnamed source quoted by the state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV as saying that Iranian authorities had said to avoid flying in the country's airspace because of "military exercises." As per the Iranian foreign ministry's website, Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani spoke over the phone with the Egyptian foreign minister about the matter. Airlines change schedules In light of the notice, schedules have been changed to avoid flying over Iranian and Lebanese airspaces. Most airlines have also cancelled flights to Israel and Lebanon. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows that British carriers are not flying to Lebanon. Mark Zee, founder of OPSGROUP - a membership-based organisation that shares flight risk, said that Egyptian airlines have already been avoiding the Iranian airspace. Similarly, Singapore Airlines (OTC: SINGY) stopped flying through Iranian airspace last Friday. WATCH: US, Israel brace for Iran's retaliation: US working round the clock to prevent escalation, says Biden × (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>Iran said Friday that it had "indisputable" evidence that a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-approves-then-cancels-iran-strikes-after-drone-shot-down-report-229086">US drone</a> it shot down this week had violated its airspace, reported news agency AFP.</p>

<p>Deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told Swiss ambassador, Markus Leitner, whose country represents US interests in Iran, of the evidence on Thursday night, the report added quoting the foreign ministry's&nbsp;statement.</p>

<p>"Even some parts of the drone's wreckage have been retrieved from<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-says-hard-to-believe-iranian-shooting-down-of-us-drone-was-intentional-229050"> Iran"s territorial waters</a>," Araghchi told the Swiss envoy."</p>

<p>A US official on Thursday said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had shot down a US drone amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal.</p>

<p>In a statement issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the US surveillance drone was brought down by its Air Force near the Kouh-e Mobarak region — which sits in the central district of Jask County — after the aircraft violated Iranian airspace.</p>

<p>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is Iran's premier military force.</p>

<p>The reported shootdown of the RQ-4 Global Hawk comes after the US military previously alleged Iran fired a missile at another drone last week that responded to the attack on two oil tankers near the Gulf of Oman, Iran Radio reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>(With inputs from AFP)</p>


Iran said Friday that it had "indisputable" evidence that a US drone it shot down this week had violated its airspace, reported news agency AFP. Deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told Swiss ambassador, Markus Leitner, whose country represents US interests in Iran, of the evidence on Thursday night, the report added quoting the foreign ministry's statement.

Iran said Friday that it had "indisputable" evidence that a US drone it shot down this week had violated its airspace, reported news agency AFP. Deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told Swiss ambassador, Markus Leitner, whose country represents US interests in Iran, of the evidence on Thursday night, the report added quoting the foreign ministry's statement. "Even some parts of the drone's wreckage have been retrieved from Iran"s territorial waters," Araghchi told the Swiss envoy." A US official on Thursday said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had shot down a US drone amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal. In a statement issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the US surveillance drone was brought down by its Air Force near the Kouh-e Mobarak region — which sits in the central district of Jask County — after the aircraft violated Iranian airspace. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is Iran's premier military force. The reported shootdown of the RQ-4 Global Hawk comes after the US military previously alleged Iran fired a missile at another drone last week that responded to the attack on two oil tankers near the Gulf of Oman, Iran Radio reported. (With inputs from AFP)

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