(Agencies)

Iraq announced the reopening of its airspace and the resumption of flights, state news agency INA reported on Saturday, citing the ministry of transportation, following a brief suspension which it had attributed to regional tensions

Iraq had suspended all air traffic on Saturday at its airports until further notice after Israeli military launched air strikes against Iran.

"Due to regional tensions, Iraqi air traffic has been suspended until further notice to preserve the safety of civil aviation in Iraqi airspace," the country's transport minister said in a statement published by the official INA news agency.