{"id":6579,"date":"2026-10-02T04:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T04:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=6579"},"modified":"2026-10-02T04:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T04:43:41","slug":"iran-urges-iraq-to-lift-flight-ban-amid-us-sanctions-aviation-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=6579","title":{"rendered":"Iran urges Iraq to lift flight ban amid US sanctions | Aviation News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran called on Iraq to lift remaining flight restrictions caused by US sanctions and fully restore normal air travel between the two countries, even after services partially resumed at one Iraqi airport earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Thursday, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry condemned Washington\u2019s \u201cillegal and inhumane\u201d efforts to disrupt Iran\u2019s trade and air transport through the \u201cextraterritorial enforcement\u201d of US sanctions, and urged Baghdad to remove the restrictions.<\/p>\n

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It said the movement of millions of Iranian and Iraqi citizens required \u201can independent and responsible approach\u201d to disagreements between the two governments.<\/p>\n

Flights between Najaf and Iran had restarted late on Monday<\/a>, according to the country\u2019s state-run Iraqi News Agency, which credited \u201cdiligent efforts\u201d by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi with the resumption.<\/p>\n

Iraq\u2019s ambassador to Iran, Yasser Abdulzahra al-Hajjaj, said Baghdad had not decided to suspend Iranian flights.<\/p>\n

Foreign ground-handling companies refused to provide services for fear of US sanctions.<\/p>\n

Flights remained suspended at Baghdad, Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports, forcing passengers onto land journeys of at least 12 hours and disrupting pilgrim traffic between the Shia-majority areas.<\/p>\n

The suspensions prompted protests across Iraq, including outside Najaf airport and in Nasiriya, Karbala and Amarah, according to the Iranian news agency Press TV.<\/p>\n

The US ban, which took effect on September 23 and targets any company doing business with Iranian airlines, has sharply cut<\/a> Iran\u2019s international air links.<\/p>\n

Flights to and from Tehran\u2019s Imam Khomeini international airport have fallen 42 percent, according to aviation monitor FlightRadar24, with routes to Georgia, Oman and Azerbaijan halted entirely and flights to Dubai suspended since September 23.<\/p>\n

Flights to China have held steady, while the busiest route, to Turkiye, has fallen by only 19 percent, even as individual airlines have shifted service on and off the route.<\/p>\n

Iraq\u2019s government had sought a US exemption<\/a>\u00a0\u201con humanitarian grounds related to medical treatment, education, religious visits, and the interests of civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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