Protesters in Lebanon's capital clashed with security forces and blocked the road to the Beirut international airport after an Iranian plane was prevented from landing.

Footage emerged from a protest on Thursday evening on the airport road in Beirut following reports that a Mahan Air Iranian flight was prevented from landing in Beirut. The protest was sparked after the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority informed the Iranian airline that its flight could not land at Beirut International Airport.

The incident marks the latest in a series at the Beirut airport, which has been a key point of tension between Iran and people within Lebanon’s government who are cautiously distancing themselves from Iran’s influence.

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Hezbollah supporters blocked all roads to Lebanon’s only commercial airport with burning tires on Thursday after a passenger plane from Iran wasn’t allowed to fly to Beirut, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.

Flights flying to Beirut from Iraq are coming under heavy security measures and thorough inspections at the Lebanese capital’s Rafik Hariri International Airport in search of any funds or assets that may be transferred to Hezbollah.