Russia’s national air carrier Aeroflot decided to carry out Tehran flights only during daylight hours in order to ensure better identification of aircraft and reduce risks, Federal Air Transport Agency chief Alexander Neradko told reporters. This reported by TASS.

"We believe that in the daytime, there are more chances to identify a plane and there are fewer risks. This is why Aeroflot rescheduled its flights," Neradko said.

At the same time, he pointed out that the agency’s task force on flights over the Middle East continued to monitor the situation in the region.

A thing to note is that Aeroflot is the only Russian airline that operates flights to Iran.