Chinahas reportedly deployed a limited air logistics operation on the transfer of weapons and electronic warfare systems V Iran amid expectations of a possible blow from the outside USA.
Despite the fact that Iranian airspace was officially closed through a notification NOTAMtwo aircraft were able to enter Iranian skies during the night hours. According to flight tracking services, throughout the night only two civilian sides.
Both flights were operated by the airline Mahan Air — an Iranian carrier that was previously included in US sanctions lists on charges of transportation of weapons, military equipment and financial assets in the interests Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The planes took off from southern regions of China: one of Guangzhousecond of Shenzhenafter which they took a westerly course in the direction Tehran. There were no other commercial flights over Iran during this period.
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According to additional information, several other flights from China were heading towards the Iranian border with Turkmenistanafter which they performed sudden route changesending up in Iranian airspace.
Against this background, it is emphasized that Iran is one of the key transit corridors between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. However, in the face of a possible military escalation, regular air traffic was almost completely stopped.
In fact we are talking about targeted and carefully camouflaged air operationdesigned to strengthen Iran’s defense capabilities precisely at a time when the risk of a direct clash with the United States is assessed as increased.
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