Iran Flight Suspension
Najaf International Airport abruptly suspends all flights to Iran amid conflicting sanctions reports.
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Najaf International Airport suspended all flights to and from Iran from early September 25 until further notice, halting a route Iran had looked to use after Baghdad stopped receiving Iranian airline flights. The airport gave no public explanation or named the authority behind the order, while reports said some Tehran departures were still listed and travelers faced uncertainty. Earlier accounts said flights to Najaf were continuing and that private ground-handling companies—not Iraqi airports or the Transport Ministry—had declined to service Iranian aircraft over fears of U.S. sanctions. Iran’s aviation authorities and airlines had also said they expected flights to continue, underscoring the conflicting information surrounding the restrictions. Iran-aligned Iraqi groups condemned the halt as compliance with U.S. pressure, while Iraqi officials had not publicly clarified who ordered it.
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Najaf’s circular directed airlines and other operators not to make arrangements for the suspended flights and said the airport would provide further instructions on when services could resume.
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A manager of a pilgrimage travel office who was due to return to Iran on Friday said travelers had no choice but to make the journey by land.
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The United Arab Emirates also suspended flights operated by Iranian airlines to and from the country, while the U.S. Treasury had announced sanctions on 36 entities tied to Iran’s aviation sector, including 27 airlines.
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Before the suspension, Najaf’s Wednesday schedule showed that 18 of its 20 flights were bound for Iranian cities, illustrating how heavily the airport’s services relied on those routes.
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