# Iran urges Iraq to lift flight curbs linked to US sanctions

https://mins.news/en/item/82904

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 04:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/iran-urges-iraq-to-lift-flight-ban-amid-us-sanctions?traffic_source=rss

> Iran has urged Iraq to remove remaining flight restrictions linked to US sanctions and fully restore air travel between the countries. Tehran condemned Washington’s sanctions, while suspensions at Baghdad, Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports disrupted passenger and pilgrimage traffic and triggered protests in several Iraqi cities.

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