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The Trump administration has sanctioned three strait transits this year, including an overflight in mid-July.
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John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Airspace disruptions were most severe on Friday in the region after Israel halted overflights and Iran ceased operations at its main airport in Tehran.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
Iran stayed out of the 1991 Gulf War, ignoring overflights of American Tomahawk cruise missiles in its airspace.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
An overflight displays the source of the discharge near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana, on May 4, 2025.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 May 2025
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John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Airspace disruptions were most severe on Friday in the region after Israel halted overflights and Iran ceased operations at its main airport in Tehran.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
Iran stayed out of the 1991 Gulf War, ignoring overflights of American Tomahawk cruise missiles in its airspace.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
An overflight displays the source of the discharge near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana, on May 4, 2025.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 May 2025
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“Overflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overflight. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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overflight
noun
over·flight
ˈō-vər-ˌflīt 
: a flight over an area
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