Watch live on Friday (19 April) as flights across the middle East region are tracked after Israel launched a missile strike on Iran.

Explosions were heard near a major military airbase and nuclear site in Isfahan, Iran, state media reported

 

Flights diverted around western Iran without explanations

Dubai-based carriers Emirates and FlyDubai divert around western Iran early on Friday after Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reports explosions in central city of Isfahan

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