The United States Federal Aviation Administration has said it would ban US carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran and the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia after Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq. The restrictions come in response to Iranian missile attacks on two bases housing US-led troops in Iraq. The order reportedly aims to prevent civilian planes from being mistaken for military aircraft.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration has said it would ban US carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran and the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia after Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq. The restrictions come in response to Iranian missile attacks on two bases housing US-led troops in Iraq. The order reportedly aims to prevent civilian planes from being mistaken for military aircraft.