Diplomacy & Geopolitics
Iraq to suspend Iranian airlines Tuesday, sources say
Iraq will suspend flights by Iranian airlines under US sanctions from Tuesday at dawn, two Iraqi government sources told AFP on Monday.
One official said Iraq would enforce the ban in line with a US Treasury decision and warned that countries that do not implement the decision risk sanctions. Another Iraqi government source confirmed the account.
The sources said the move followed a US Treasury announcement that the sanctioned companies would be “shut down” worldwide in two days.
Update
Two Iraqi government sources said the suspension would start Tuesday at dawn.
The move follows a US Treasury announcement that the sanctioned companies would be shut down worldwide in two days.
One Iraqi official warned that countries not implementing the decision risk sanctions.
Source note: AFP news report published on 21 September 2026 at 16:09:25 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The supplied information does not name the Iranian airlines affected.
The Iraqi sources are government sources, but the supplied information does not include a public Iraqi government statement.
Source
AFP news report published on .