Saberan Airlines plane veers off runway at Mashhad airport; all 175 Iraqi passengers safe

TEHRAN, Iran — A Saberan Airlines aircraft experienced a technical malfunction on Wednesday morning as it was landing at Mashhad International Airport, veering off the runway. All 175 passengers on board, identified as Iraqi nationals, were uninjured, and no fatalities were reported, according to a reporter for an international news agency. Officials said the incident stemmed from a technical fault that caused the aircraft to deviate from its designated landing path at the Iranian airport. There were no reports of injuries among the passengers during the runway excursion. The aircraft, operated by Iran's Saberan Airlines, was carrying the Iraqi passengers on a flight that landed at Mashhad on Wednesday, 26 August. Details about the flight's origin or route were not immediately available. It remained unclear whether an investigation into the incident had been launched, as the reporting agency provided no information on whether authorities had opened a probe or issued further statements.