US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf, source says
- The Donald Trump administration was set to grant a limited waiver allowing flights carrying pilgrims between Iran and Iraq.
- The waiver would allow Iraqi Airways to operate between Iran and Najaf for one month, with a possible longer-term exemption later.
- Iraq had halted flights with Iran to comply with U.S. sanctions while seeking exemptions for medical care, education, and pilgrimage.
- Iraq offered screening and information-sharing safeguards to prevent weapons, sanctioned people, or illicit money from using the flights.
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The US will grant a temporary exemption from sanctions to allow Iraqi Airways to resume flights between Iran and Najaf.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = The U.S. Donald Trump administration is expected to approve a temporary waiver of sanctions against Iran for pilgrimage flights between Iran and Iraq...
US sanctions waiver to reopen Iran-Najaf air route for Shiite pilgrims
The US is set to allow a limited sanctions waiver for Iraqi Airways flights carrying Shiite pilgrims between Iran and Najaf. The move offers a temporary religious travel channel as Baghdad seeks broader exemptions from Washington.
The Iraqi ambassador to Iran, Yaser Abdelzahrá Al Hayach, clarified that the suspension did not result from a decision of the Iraqi government, but from the abstention of foreign land service companies for fear of US penalties.
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