Overview
- Iran issued a NOTAM closing its airspace to most traffic for a little more than two hours, with flight trackers showing a rapid clearing of skies over Iran and Iraq.
- The United Kingdom temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran as operations shift remote, while Italy and Spain urged their citizens to leave Iran and other countries tightened travel advisories.
- A U.S. official said part of the staff at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar received precautionary evacuation orders as Tehran warned it would target U.S. bases if attacked.
- President Donald Trump said he was told killings and planned executions in Iran have ceased, even as rights groups report thousands dead and over 10,000 detained and Iran’s judiciary signals accelerated trials.
- Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi urged Washington not to strike and said Tehran is open to talks, and Iran’s UN mission pressed the Security Council to condemn what it called U.S. threats and interference.