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It temporarily lost the services of forward Mehdi Taremi, who had returned to his native Iran earlier this month and became stranded there when Israeli attacks closed the airspace over much of the Mideast.

However, the couple have been unable to leave the country after the Israeli military closed airspace to civilian traffic following aerial attacks from Iran last week.

The Israeli airspace is closed until further notice and all flights have been grounded, with no sign of an imminent pause in hostilities.

Israel has claimed control of Iranian airspace since launching its air war last Thursday with a surprise attack that it says has killed many top military commanders and atomic scientists.

Drivers and pedestrians have been urged to stay away from the area, while a temporary airspace restriction has been put in place until 13:00 on Wednesday to prevent drones from flying overhead.