Imam Khomeini International Airport, one of Iran’s largest air hubs, resumed some international flights this morning, April 25. The first departures from the capital were bound for Muscat, Istanbul and Medina in Saudi Arabia,reports Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency.
Iranian airspace has remained largely closed since its conflict with the US and Israel began on February 28, leaving passenger flights suspended for nearly two months. On April 8, Pakistan announced that the US and Iran had reached a conditional two‑week ceasefire, which Donald Trump said he agreed to extend on April 21 while awaiting a proposal from Iran for further talks.
It comes as the US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for Iran talks on Saturday, while Vice-President JD Vance is on standby to join.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed talks were taking place because Iran reached out to the US for an in-person meeting.
However, in a post on X, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said that although Abbas Araghchi had arrived in Pakistan, “no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US”, adding that “Iran’s observations would be conveyed to Pakistan”.
Meanwhile, Mashhad airport in the country’s northeast—serving Iran’s second‑largest city—had already reopened earlier in the week.