Mehrabad Airport Director: Flights on Tehran-Mashhad Route to Resume Tuesday with Priority

Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports in Tehran were shut down for one day to ensure the security of the funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; the director general of Mehrabad Airport announced that flights will resume from 5 a.m. on Tuesday, with priority given to the Tehran–Mashhad route.

• Flights at both Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports were suspended; the stoppage was implemented to ensure the security of the funeral ceremony.
• According to the statement of Mehrabad Airport's director general, flights will resume from 5 a.m. on Tuesday after one day of suspension.
• In planning the resumption of flights, the Tehran–Mashhad route will be given priority.
• The airport suspension was part of security measures put in place for the conduct of the ceremony.. Coverage difference: All reporting outlets (19 sources) conveyed the airport director general's statement uniformly; some media outlets (ISNA, Fars, Mehr, Breaking News, and others) emphasized solely the resumption of flights and the priority of the Tehran–Mashhad route, while some others (Mehr and Breaking News) highlighted the context of the suspension more explicitly as being for "ensuring the security of the funeral ceremony." No narrative discrepancy or contradiction was observed among the coverage.