Posted on 10/12/2024 10:45:58 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported Saturday, almost a month after deadly sabotage attacks on Hezbollah members in Lebanon which were blamed on Israel.
“The entry of any electronic communication device, except mobile phones, on flight cabins or…in non-accompanied cargo, has been banned,” ISNA news agency reported, citing the spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Jafar Yazerlo.
The decision came in the wake of sabotage attacks targeting members of the Iran-allied Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon that saw pagers and walkie-talkies explode in two waves on September 17 and 18, killing at least 39 people.
Lebanon said nearly 3,000 others were wounded in the attack, which Iran and Hezbollah blamed on Israel. The tolls did not differentiate between civilians and members of the terror group, and the wounded also included Tehran’s ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani. A Hezbollah official told Reuters a week later that the attacks put 1,500 of its fighters out of commission due to their injuries, with many having been blinded or had their hands blown off.
Israel has not taken responsibility for the explosions.
Earlier this month, Dubai-based airline Emirates banned pagers and walkie-talkies onboard its planes.
Multiple airlines have in recent weeks suspended flights to Iran following Tehran’s missile attack on Israel on October 1.
Iran fired some 200 missiles at Israel after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July, which the Islamic Regime blamed on Israel, and the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on September 27 in Beirut, for which Israel did claim responsibility.
The October 1 ballistic missile attack killed a Palestinian in the West Bank and caused minor damage to property around Israel. The IDF admitted that some military bases were hit but insisted that there was no harm to its operational capabilities.
Israel has since vowed to retaliate, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saying the response against Iran would be “lethal, precise and surprising.”
Regional tensions have soared since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October last year after the Hamas terrorist organization launched a massive attack on Israel, murdering some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
The war has also drawn the involvement of other Iran-supported terrorist organizations with Hezbollah beginning near-daily drone and rocket attacks on northern Israel which it said was in solidarity with Hamas.
Meanwhile, the Houthis in Yemen and Iran-supported groups in Iraq have launched drones and rockets at Israel, and the former has consistently attacked ships related to Israel and its allies in the Red Sea, forcing ships in the area to use alternate routes.
Might want to ban electronic vibrators and dildoes too.
Logical move.
How about Sony Walkmans?
Walkie-talkies are still a thing?
Old story was that organized crime bosses had their wives go out in the morning to try to start the car. Part of being married to one.
I always have a CB radio when I fly. That way I can advise folks of speed traps in the sky.
Don’t let the Adam 12 cops hear you make fun of that.
“Ahmad Abdullah, please pick up. If you’re still alive. I forgot to tell you pick up more za’atar, pomegranate molasses and a pound of labneh.”
RE: How about Sony Walkmans?
Israelis helped with them. Since cassettes jammed or spun out they replaced them with explosives and detonators. Cut down on sales at the Arab Radio Shack places.
LOL.
5.56mm
we have a group of friends here in suwannee county florida that uses them during emergency situations... they came in handy when hurricane helene wrecked this place a couple of weeks ago...
Oh my gosh, that’s hillarious.
They're great to have when traveling in a caravan of cars.
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“Iran bans pagers, walkie talkies on planes after blasts targeting Hezbollah members”
i was stunned when i realized that this was NOT a babylon bee headline!
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