Iraq forbids the landing of planes for the Iranian soccer team because of the US sanctions.
Iraq on Tuesday barred a plane carrying Iran's soccer team from landing at Basra airport due to concerns about violating US sanctions on Iranian airlines, according to Iraqi aviation officials.
The plane returned to Iran and landed in Abadan, with the crew supposed to continue their journey to Basra by land. The Iranian squad went to participate in a tournament of four countries with the participation of Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.