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More airlines are suspending flights over Iranian and/or Iraqi air space.

Air France announced Wednesday it has has paused all flights over the two countries' air space until further notice.

The airline says the decision was a precautionary measure and that it was constantly monitoring the situation to “ensure the highest level of flight safety.”

Air France is among the airlines to suspend flights over Iran and Iraq. Photo: JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images

Germany's Lufthansa said it cancelled flights to Tehran and Erbil due to current incidents in Iraq.

Other major airlines took similar steps earlier. Singapore Airlines said in a statement Wednesday that its flights into and out of Europe have been diverted from Iranian airspace, adding that it was "monitoring the situation closely and will make the appropriate adjustments to our routes if necessary."

Taiwan's EVA Air said the carrier's European flights began avoiding flying over Iran early Wednesday morning Taiwan time to ensure safety.

Malaysia Airlines said in a statement Wednesday that due to recent events, it "will be avoiding the conflict airspace of Iran."

In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice restricting non-military US aircraft "from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman."

The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency issued a recommendation to all Russian airlines to avoid using Iranian and Iraqi airspace, state-run news agency TASS reports.

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