On June 7, 2026, OSINT observer Shin (@hey_itsmyturn) reported: "Too many birds taking off from Mehrabad airport, a bunch of them are civilians, and a number are IRIAF jets." The account shared a link to supporting flight data, indicating an unusually high volume of departures from Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, involving both civilian planes and Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) jets.