Flights between Iraq’s Najaf and Iran resumed as Tehran protests US curbs
- Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.
- Iraqi Airways has resumed commercial flights between the central province of Najaf and Iranian airports, according to the country’s state-run Iraqi News Agency.
- The flights restarted on Monday after Najaf and three other Iraqi airports temporarily suspended flights, driven by fears over secondary sanctions by the United States targeting aviation services linked to Tehran.
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- Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.
- Iraqi Airways has resumed commercial flights between the central province of Najaf and Iranian airports, according to the country’s state-run Iraqi News Agency.
- The flights restarted on Monday after Najaf and three other Iraqi airports temporarily suspended flights, driven by fears over secondary sanctions by the United States targeting aviation services linked to Tehran.
Sources: Al Jazeera