the resumption of flights from Iraq to Iran from October; America set strict conditions

the resumption of flights from Iraq to Iran from October; America set strict conditions

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday the 7th that the country's airlines are "preparing" to resume flights to Iran starting in October. However, the United States has set strict conditions for the resumption of these flights.

According to this ministry's announcement, Iraq managed to get a special exemption from the US Treasury Department, according to which Iraq Airlines is allowed to fly to Iran.

The flights of Iranian airlines have been suspended since the third day of October following the implementation of secondary sanctions by the United States in the form of "Operation Economic Exclusion".

🔸 This issue caused severe criticism of the Iraqi government in Iran, and reports were published of interception rallies in several Iraqi cities against this decision. Iraq's Ministry of Transportation said that "after completing the legal and technical requirements", the flights will begin next month, first from the Shiite city of Jerusalem, Najaf.

A source in the Ministry of Transportation in Iraq told the Reuters news agency that the exemption issued by the US Treasury Department is valid for one month and the number of permitted flights has not yet been determined.

Read the full report on the Radio Farda website.