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Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has revoked the license of the Iranian regime\u2019s Mahan Air, prohibiting the airline from landing at Saudi airports or flying through Saudi airspace. The decision, announced on July 16 by the state-run Tasnim News Agency<\/a>, accuses Mahan Air of violating internal regulations and jeopardizing the safety of international operators within Saudi territory.<\/p>\n This move follows a series of incidents reflecting the strained relations between Tehran and Riyadh. On May 29, Iranian state media reported<\/a> that Saudi Arabia had expelled six members of an “Iranian media team” linked to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s office. The team, comprising of so-called journalists and documentarians from Al-Alam News Network and Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), was detained in Medina on May 22 while filming at the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi mosque. After several hours of interrogation, they were deported back to Iran.<\/p>\n The IRIB Chief, Peyman Jebelli<\/a>, expressed his surprise at the arrest and deportation, stating that the crew was performing routine duties of recording Quran recitations at the mosque. The arrest came amid heightened rhetoric from Khamenei, who had recently declared the year’s Hajj pilgrimage as a “Hajj of repudiation,” urging a strong stance against perceived adversaries and highlighting causes such as Palestine.<\/p>\n #Iran<\/a> News: — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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