Reuters - Iran has closed its airspace to Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the semi-official news agency Fars reported on Friday, following two fatal crashes in five months involving that type of plane.

�A ... ban on the passage of the Boeing Max aircraft through Iran�s skies has been issued as has been the case with other countries,� Reza Jafarzadeh, head of public relations at Iran�s Civil Aviation Organization, was quoted as saying by Fars. (Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Mark Potter).