Ghaleb Abu Zeinab, an official member of Hezbollah Politburo, released a statement in an interview with Al-Manar’s TV channel. It will prohibit Iranian planes from landing “temporarily.”
“The Lebanese government’s attitude towards what happened at the Beirut airport following the refusal to Iranian planes to carry Lebanese passengers to the land was incorrect and not promising,” Abu Zainab said.
“It is Lebanon’s interest that we have the best relationship with Iran,” he said. We will not follow the directions of the US government. ”
Lebanon’s Civil Aviation Director said that he had “temporarily rescheduled” several flights from Iran between February 18th as he was implementing “additional security measures” on Thursday.
Later that day, a crowd of Lebanese people blocked the road to Beirut airport and burned tires to protest the Lebanese decision.
After the airport’s protests, authorities said they were working to reclaim Lebanese passengers who were abandoned by Iran on a plane belonging to Beirut-based Middle Eastern Airlines.
After blocking Iran’s flight, Lebanon sent two planes from the National Airlines Middle East on Friday to bring home a stranded Lebanese from Iran, but Iran allows Lebanese aircraft to land on its territory. I refused to do so.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Joe Ragi told Lebanese broadcaster Al Jade that his ministry is working to resolve the issue at his Iranian counterpart.
Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtabaamani said in a televised interview on Friday that Tehran is trying to recover flights between the two countries, and the Lebanese government has been shut down to Iran after replacing Iran’s planes with another plane. He added that he requested that the Lebanese be evacuated.
Amani said Tehran could agree to Middle Eastern Airlines’ evacuation flights.
The development coincided with Israeli threats to Iranian planes landing in Lebanon.
“The threat from the Zionist regime to passenger planes carrying Lebanese citizens has disrupted normal flights to Beirut airport,” said Esmaeli Bagihai, a spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Baghaei condemned Israel’s “a total violation of the principles and rules of international law and the violation of Lebanon’s national sovereignty.”
In September, Lebanon’s Ministry of Transport ordered Iranian aircraft not to enter airspace after Israel warned Israel to use air traffic control at Beirut airport if it uses “power” if the plane lands. I did.
SD/Press TV