The Islamic Republic's Civil Aviation Organization has banned the carriage of electronic communication devices, except mobile phones, into airplanes.

The decision comes in the wake of a series of unprecedented explosions involving pagers and wireless devices of the Hezbollah members, a group supported by the Islamic Republic.

These explosions, which both Iran and Hezbollah have blamed on Israel, caused injuries to nearly 3,000 Hezbollah members and Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani.

Jafar Yazarlou, the spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Organization, said, "To ensure flight safety, air travellers are prohibited from carrying electronic communication devices other than mobile phones, such as pagers, walkie-talkies, and similar items."

The ban, effective immediately, applies to both the passenger cabin and cargo sections. He urged passengers to refrain from bringing prohibited devices.

Previously, Emirates Airlines had also banned pagers and wireless devices from its planes.

Iran’s air transport has been severely affected by the tensions between the Islamic Republic and Israel. In recent weeks, the Civil Aviation Organization has twice closed Iranian airspace and cancelled all flights at the country's airports. Iran Wire