Iran Resumes Commercial Flights From Tehran's International Airport
The airport opening comes as Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi met twice with Pakistan's top military and political leaders since arriving in Islamabad on Friday night
Published : April 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM IST
Cairo: U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad.
The latest effort to broker a deal comes as an indefinite ceasefire has paused most fighting, but the economic fallout is still mounting, with global energy shipments disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
On Saturday, Iran resumed commercial flights from Tehran’s international airport for the first time since the conflict with the U.S. and Israel began about two months ago. Iran’s state-run television reported that flights took off from the Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran bound for Istanbul, Oman’s capital of Muscat and the Saudi city of Medina. Iran partly reopened its airspace earlier this month amid a ceasefire with the U.S., which halted fighting between the two countries.
The airport opening comes as Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met twice with Pakistan's top military and political leaders since arriving in Islamabad on Friday night, officials said.
According to Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, the Iranian delegation will hold talks with Pakistan’s senior leadership as the U.S. envoys were expected to travel to Islamabad on Saturday. Officials have not specified when Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to arrive.
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