EU aviation agency tells operators to avoid Iran, Iraq and Lebanon airspaces until August 31

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency says that airlines should not operate within the airspace of Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon, amid ongoing tensions and the potential for further military action, as the US and Iran exchanged fresh attacks.

The EASA says its bulletin for the airspaces of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon is valid until August 31.

The agency says it has withdrawn its previous bulletin that had also asked airlines to exercise caution when operating within the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

It is not immediately clear whether EASA would issue a new advisory for those nations.

The agency’s latest advisory comes after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. Those attacks followed a wave of US military strikes on Iran after tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz.

EASA says the implementation of the US-Iran ceasefire remained fragile, and its advisory decision is based on “ongoing high level of tensions and the potential for further military action.”

The European agency also adds that should the existing truce break down, Iranian airspace was likely to be exposed to “imminent threats.”