An Iranian Qeshm Fars Air flight from Tehran, heading for Lebanon or Syria, made a U-turn over Iraqi airspace earlier today, data from flight tracking websites show.
The flight was allegedly carrying weapons to Hezbollah, and therefore, the IDF worked to warn it to turn around.
The IDF is saying that its “military blockade” on Lebanon will continue, likely for a long time.
As part of the blockade, aimed at preventing Iranian arms from being delivered to Hezbollah, the IDF struck all of the “military” crossings between Lebanon and Syria — including a tunnel — and also hit a civilian crossing after Hezbollah began to use it.
The IDF has also warned it would foil any attempts by Iran to transfer weapons to Hezbollah via the civilian Beirut airport.
Separately, the IDF has allegedly struck several warehouses in Syria in recent days, that were believed by the military to have been used to store Iranian weapons that were to be delivered to Hezbollah.
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