According to Haarec, Air France and KLM canceled Friday and Saturday flights to Tel Aviv, Dubai and Saudi Arabia due to tensions around Iran. The newspaper added that the Lufthansa group announced flight restrictions even earlier.
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The decisions were made in the face of the movement of the US aircraft carrier USS Lincoln strike group towards the region. Israel and U.S. allies in the Middle East, as well as U.S. troops stationed there, could become targets of Tehran's retaliation in the event of a U.S. attack.
Last week, US President Donald Trump signaled that he was abandoning his intention to strike Iran in response to the bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. On Thursday, he again emphasized that thanks to his threats, the Iranian regime canceled the execution of over 800 protesters. At the same time, he did not rule out taking military action, emphasizing that an “armada” of ships was heading towards Iran.
“We've got plenty of ships heading that way, just in case. I'd rather nothing happened, but we're watching them very closely. We have a fleet heading that way and we may not have to use it, the US president told reporters aboard Air Force One while returning from Davos. On Friday, the US administration imposed new sanctions on Iran's “shadow fleet” over the killing of protesters.
