I was talking about the professor! This is just one person's proposal and a foolish one at that. To make a no fly zone work you require the elimination of almost all viable anti-aircraft batteries by forces on the ground in the said zone - like we did in Iraq's two no fly zone.
Many in this thread, including me, said, in effect, that this could be a trigger for a military conflict.
This sounds more like a maneuver to raise the political temperature in the region to shake some obstinate players loose, by reminding them of what lies ahead.
I have been expecting provocative remarks pretending to be loose talks. So I would not pass it off as purely pointy headed just yet.