Iran has closed the airspace over Tehran after launching a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening.
Flights at the capital’s airport have been canceled until 10am (0700 GMT) on Wednesday, ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday evening, citing an airport spokesman.
Iran’s attack was in retaliation for the killings of leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, an official said.
Iran’s so-called resistance axis is a network of Iranian-affiliated groups, including the Palestinian Hamas organization, Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen.
The salvo came hours after the IDF launched a “limited, localized” ground operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
After months of cross-border skirmishes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, which says it is acting in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza, Israel last week began an intensive air campaign to attack Hezbollah targets across Lebanon.
The continued escalation has raised fears that the region is on the brink of all-out regional war.
