The Reuters news agency reported, citing senior officials at the Basra airport, that on Tuesday, November 10, Iraq prevented a plane carrying members of the Iranian soccer team from landing at the Basra airport due to the American sanctions on Iranian airlines.
Two officials at Basra airport told Reuters that this decision was made by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Organization in connection with the US sanctions on Iranian airlines.
The Iranian national football team traveled to this country to participate in the foursome tournament in Basra, with the participation of the Iraqi, Lebanese and Palestinian national teams.
An official at the Iraqi Civil Aviation Organization told Reuters that the country cannot accept the risk of violating US sanctions on Iranian airlines.
Reuters wrote that this incident shows the growing impact of American sanctions on the activities of Iranian airlines in Iraq.
America has previously announced that international companies that cooperate with Iranian airlines after September 23 may face sanctions. The purpose of this operation is to ground Iran's civil aviation fleet around the world.
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