Iraq to Bar Iranian Aircraft From Landing at Airports Starting Midnight over U.S. Sanctions
Iranian carriers face new disruptions as Baghdad and Muscat flights are canceled and authorities consider rerouting some service to Najaf.
- On Tuesday, flights from Iran to Baghdad and Muscat were cancelled effective midnight, hours before expanded American sanctions took effect.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Monday that Iranian airlines would face severe operational difficulties starting Wednesday due to new American sanctions targeting networks supporting Mahan Air and the Revolutionary Guards.
- While Iran has 27 airlines, Iran Air and Mahan Air provide most international routes; aviation authorities are currently negotiating to reroute cancelled Baghdad flights to Najaf for pilgrims.
- A civil aviation spokesperson told The Tasnim that other international flights, including Istanbul, "will operate as scheduled and as usual," though these restrictions further complicate travel for Iranians.
- Previously, Georgia barred Iranian carriers and Mahan Air suspended services to Turkey, following earlier American moves to blacklist the entire Iranian aviation sector this month.
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Following the US sanctions warning, Iraq has temporarily suspended all Iranian flights at Baghdad Airport. The Iraqi government is now considering diverting Iranian flights to Najaf Airport. Oman has also temporarily suspended entry for Iranian travelers.
Iran cancelled its flights to Baghdad and Muscat with the entry into force of new United States sanctions targeting the aviation sector.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced yesterday that as of September 23, Iranian airlines will be banned
Iraq has determined that its civil aviation authority will suspend Iran's flights to Baghdad airport from Wednesday, two sources told Reuters. The measure was taken after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on any airport providing services to Iranian airlines.
IRAQ has ordered its Civil Aviation Agency to suspend flights by Iranian airlines to Baghdad airport from Wednesday, two sources told Reuters, after the United States threatened sanctions on any airport that serves Iranian carriers.
Iraq to bar Iranian aircraft from landing at airports starting midnight over U.S. sanctions
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Iraqi airports have been instructed to prevent Iranian aircraft from landing starting at midnight, according to an Iraqi official. The official told Al Jazeera that the measures are being implemented in compliance with U.S. sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector. The restrictions are expected to affect flights operated by Iranian airlines…
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