Iran Air announced on Sunday the suspension of all its flights to Europe until further notice.
The National carrier said in a statement that the decision was taken due to “restrictions” imposed by European authorities for “unknown reasons”.
Sweden blocked Iran Air flights from landing in the country in recent days, citing concerns over the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus in the Islamic republic.
Iran has confirmed almost 6,000 coronavirus infections and 145 deaths as the number of cases worldwide passed 100,000, officials say.
A second MP was reportedly among those to have died in Iran, where health officials fear the number of cases may actually be much higher.
