Iraq grants Iranian airlines 40 daily Najaf flights after US exemption
- Mahan Air is excluded from the agreement as Baghdad says Washington granted its request for a waiver.
- Iraq has agreed to let Iranian airlines, except Mahan Air, operate up to 40 flights a day to and from Najaf International Airport, saying the United States granted an exemption from its sanctions.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s office announced the agreement on Friday, a day after Tehran urged Baghdad to lift restrictions that it said hurt pilgrims, patients, students and business.
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- Mahan Air is excluded from the agreement as Baghdad says Washington granted its request for a waiver.
- Iraq has agreed to let Iranian airlines, except Mahan Air, operate up to 40 flights a day to and from Najaf International Airport, saying the United States granted an exemption from its sanctions.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s office announced the agreement on Friday, a day after Tehran urged Baghdad to lift restrictions that it said hurt pilgrims, patients, students and business.
Sources: Al Jazeera