Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, says that if Iran cannot receive airport services, then no one in the region will receive flights in their countries either, according to Al Jazeera.

“Aligning with the United States in implementing hostile policies will remain in the memory of the Iranian people,” Mohber writes on X.

“Nevertheless, our strategy on this matter is clear: flights in the region are either open to everyone or to no one. If Iran is denied the ability to fly and receive airport services, no country in the region will have access to these facilities either.”

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