TEHRAN: Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported Saturday, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon blamed on Israel.

“The entry of any electronic communications device, with the exception of cell phones, into aircraft cabins or… unaccompanied cargo ships, has been prohibited,” ISNA the news agency reported, citing Iranian Civil Aviation Organization spokesman Jafar Yazerlo.

The move comes three weeks after sabotage attacks targeting members of the Iran-allied Hezbollah group in Lebanon saw pagers and walkie-talkies explode, killing at least 39 people.

Nearly 3,000 other people were injured in the attack, which Iran and Hezbollah blamed on Israel, including Tehran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani.

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Earlier this month, Dubai-based Emirates airline banned pagers and walkie-talkies on board its planes.

Regional tensions have increased since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October last year, drawing in Iran-aligned groups from Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

Several airlines have suspended flights to Iran in recent weeks following Tehran’s missile attack on Israel on October 1.