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Mehrabad International Airport

Also known as Mehrabad, Mehrabad Airport

Mehrabad International Airport is a dual-use international airport located in western Tehran, Iran. Known as one of Iran's primary aviation hubs and a base for Iranian Air Force and IRGC aircraft alongside civilian operations. Recently, the airport has been repeatedly struck in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes and has seen active air defense engagement in its vicinity. Last updated 6 days ago

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Iran's Ghalibaf: "In one of the good programs on state television, I heard someone say that they wished Mehrabad Airport had been closed so the negotiating team could not travel to Switzerland. To those dear people, I say: if we had not gone to Switzerland, more blood of Lebanon's Muslims and Shiites would have been shed every moment."

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Iran's Ghalibaf:

A senior Iranian official defended the decision to send a negotiating team to Switzerland, responding to critics on state television who said Mehrabad Airport should have been closed to prevent the delegation's departure. Without the talks, he said, more Lebanese Muslims and Shia would have been killed.

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The IDF says it carried out a large-scale strike on Tehran airports, targeting dozens of Iranian Air Force and Revolutionary Guards aircraft, including planes and helicopters, as well as military infrastructure.

Attacks hit Behram, Mehrabad, and Azmaysh airports, further degrading Iran’s aerial capabilities, the military says.