Iran will resume international flights on Monday (April 20, 2026) from Mashhad airport in the country’s northeast, its civil aviation authority said.

“Permission to operate international passenger flights at Mashhad Airport has been issued, starting tomorrow,” state TV said, quoting the Civil Aviation Organisation.

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The organisation later said travellers can now “purchase tickets for international routes to and from Mashhad Airport,” according to the official IRNA news agency.

Iranian airports have been closed since the outbreak of war with Israel and the United States on February 28.