US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf, source says
The one-month authorization lets Iraqi Airways and other Iranian carriers move Shi'ite pilgrims under strict cargo, passenger and route limits, officials said.
- On Monday, the United States Treasury Department granted a one-month sanctions waiver allowing Iraqi Airways to resume flights between Iran and Najaf, facilitating travel for Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims.
- New United States sanctions targeting Iran's aviation sector enforced on September 23 prompted regional airports to suspend services due to fears of secondary penalties, halting international air links.
- Najaf, which hosts the shrine of Imam Ali, draws millions of pilgrims annually; officials feared that barring flights could cause severe domestic backlash against Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's government.
- Following "diligent efforts" by Zaidi, the carrier's flights to Iranian airports resumed Monday, according to the Iraqi News Agency, with the Prime Minister offering safeguards including rigorous screening.
- While the waiver provides temporary relief, Iran continues pursuing legal action against aviation sanctions at the International Court of Justice and the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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Flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf to resume on Sunday, Iraqi state news agency says
Flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf to resume on Sunday, Iraqi state news agency says Iraq's Najaf International Airport will resume flights to and from Iran from Sunday, with three evening flights scheduled, Iraq's state news agency cited the airport as saying on Saturday. Iraq said on Friday a US waiver would allow Iranian airlines to operate up to 40 daily flights to and from Najaf, excluding Mahan Air.
After the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and in the midst of the war in Iran, the US ended its military presence in Iraq, but not its economic leverage in the oil-producing country The post From Afghanistan and Iraq to Iran – A Poisonous Legacy of the US appeared first on in.gr.
The Iraqi Prime Minister ' s Information Office announced an agreement allowing for 40 flights per day by Iranian airlines to and from Najaf International Airport.
IRAQ has approved up to 40 daily flights for Iranian airlines to Najaf. The agreement excludes Mahan Air due to US sanctions, and will make travel easier for pilgrims and tourists.
The Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq disclosed that an agreement had been reached allowing Iranian airlines, with the exception of Mahan, to conduct 40 flights per day to Najaf International Airport...
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