Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel: state media
Iran on Wednesday reopened the airspace over the country's east, state media reported, following a ceasefire with Israel that ended 12 days of fighting.
Iran had closed its skies since June 13 after Israel launched a major bombing campaign that prompted Iran to retaliate with waves of missile strikes.
A ceasefire between the two came into effect on Tuesday.
"The airspace over the eastern half of the country has been reopened to international overflights as well as domestic and international flights solely with origin or destination in airports located in eastern Iran," transport ministry spokesman Majid Akhavan said, according to the official IRNA news agency.
He added that Mashhad airport, which Israel said it had struck during the war, was among the airports that reopened.
Other reopened airports include Chabahar, Zahedan and Jask.
Domestic and international flights in other parts of Iran, including the capital Tehran, "are not permitted until further notice", Akhavan noted.
Iran-US talks
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States would hold nuclear talks with Iran next week, teasing the possibility of a deal even after boasting that recent US strikes had crippled the Islamic republic's atomic programme.
He told reporters that Israel and Iran were "both tired, exhausted" after 12 days of war, going on to say that talks with Tehran were planned for "next week".
"We may sign an agreement. I don't know," he added. "I mean, they had a war, they fought, now they're going back to their world. I don't care if I have an agreement or not."
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had said on Tuesday his country was willing to return to negotiations, but would continue to "assert its legitimate rights" to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
