1.0Wide Anglehttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideanglediana cofresihttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/author/diana-cofresi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="v8Cotsdk96"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/map-airspace-politics-iran/2234/">Flying Down to Kabul: Map: Airspace Politics: Iran</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/map-airspace-politics-iran/2234/embed/#?secret=v8Cotsdk96" width="600" height="338" title="“Flying Down to Kabul: Map: Airspace Politics: Iran” — Wide Angle" data-secret="v8Cotsdk96" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Source: CIA World Factbook 2006 Airspace: 636,296 square miles Recent Airspace Conflicts The United States cut diplomatic ties with Iran after activists seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 following the Islamic Revolution, which toppled the U.S.-backed Shah. In September 1996 the Federal Aviation Authority of the United States issued an emergency order barring […]https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/files/2008/08/wa_img_flyingkabul_map_ir.gif