Tehran International Airport Resumes Commercial Flights For 1st Time Since War

25th April 2026 at 4:25 PM

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Tehran : Iran has resumed commercial flights from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on Saturday for the first time since the conflict with the United States and Israel began about two months ago. The move follows a partial reopening of Iran’s airspace earlier this month under a ceasefire with the US that halted active fighting.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the Iranian delegation would continue talks with senior leadership as US envoys were expected to arrive in Islamabad on Saturday. The White House confirmed that Donald Trump would send Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan in a renewed attempt to salvage ceasefire negotiations with Tehran.

The latest diplomatic push follows an indefinite ceasefire that has paused most fighting but left economic disruptions in place, particularly affecting global energy shipments due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan has been working to bring Washington and Tehran back to the negotiating table after Trump announced an indefinite extension of the ceasefire earlier this week, responding to Islamabad’s request for more time for diplomacy.

The following day, Israel and the United States launched military action against Iran. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump had decided to send Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan “to hear the Iranians out,” adding that Washington had seen “some progress from the Iranian side” in recent days, without providing further details.