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News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Iraq’s Najaf airport to resume flights with Iran on Sunday

News channel or source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraq-s-najaf-airport-to-resume-flights-with-iran-on-sunday/4077327
Published on: Saturday 03 October 2026

Iraq’s Najaf International Airport will resume flights with Iran on Sunday, initially with three evening flights, the airport administration announced on Saturday, as the US granted a limited waiver ...

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Iran loses Najaf air link as Iraq closes airport to Iranian airlines

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/general/iran-loses-najaf-air-link-as-iraq-closes-airport-to-iranian-airlines/ar-AA2cWT2J
Published on: Thursday 24 September 2026

Iraq's Najaf airport has closed to Iranian flights, the head of Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport City said to state news on September 25. Najaf had been Iran's remaining air link to Iraq in recent days.

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Iraqi airports halt Iranian flights after new US aviation sanctions

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/iraqi-airports-halt-iranian-flights-after-new-us-aviation-sanctions/ar-AA2cZ0GU
Published on: Friday 25 September 2026

Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports suspend flights as US ramps up pressure on Iran’s aviation sector.

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Iraq grants Iranian airlines 40 daily Najaf flights after US exemption

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/iraq-grants-iranian-airlines-40-daily-najaf-flights-after-us-exemption/ar-AA2drN5R
Published on: Friday 02 October 2026

Mahan Air is excluded from the agreement as Baghdad says Washington granted its request for a waiver.

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Iraq Wins US Exemption for 40 Daily Iran Flights to Holy City Najaf

News channel or source: https://hoodline.com/2026/10/iraq-wins-us-exemption-for-40-daily-iran-flights-to-holy-city-najaf/
Published on: Saturday 03 October 2026

Iraq has won a carve-out from U.S. sanctions that will let most Iranian airlines resume up to 40 daily flights to and from the holy city of Najaf, even as Washington keeps the broader squeeze on ...

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Iraq seeks US exemption from ban on Iranian flights

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/iraq-seeks-us-exemption-from-ban-on-iranian-flights/ar-AA2d1AzN
Published on: Saturday 26 September 2026

Ali al-Zaidi government urges dialogue to de-escalate regional tensions amid US sanctions on Iranian airlines.

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Exclusive-US to Grant Sanctions Waiver for Flights Between Iran and Iraq's Najaf, Source Says

News channel or source: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-09-28/exclusive-us-to-grant-sanctions-waiver-for-flights-between-iran-and-iraqs-najaf-source-says
Published on: Monday 28 September 2026

Exclusive-US to Grant Sanctions Waiver for Flights Between Iran and Iraq's Najaf, Source Says By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed Sept 28 (Reuters) - US President Donald ⁠Trump's ⁠administration was ...

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Iraq Says Iranian Flights to Najaf Will Resume

News channel or source: https://alhurra.com/en/44160
Published on: Friday 02 October 2026

Iraq has reached an agreement allowing Iranian airlines, excluding Mahan Air, to operate 40 flights a day to and from Najaf International Airport, after Baghdad secured a U.S. exemption from ...

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Iran urges Iraq to lift flight ban amid US sanctions

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/iran-urges-iraq-lift-flight-043433314.html
Published on: Thursday 01 October 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters gather outside Najaf international airport to protest US restrictions targeting Iranian aviation activities and their ...

News Iraq » Najaf » Traffic: Najaf Airport Set to Reopen to Iranian Airlines in Two Phases

News channel or source: https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/942756
Published on: Tuesday 29 September 2026

Two Iraqi government sources say the U.S. has agreed to a 30-day trial allowing Iranian airlines to return to Najaf before deciding on permanent authorization.