U.S. Considers Sanctions Waiver for Iraqi Airways Flights Between Iran and Iraq's Najaf
The U.S. Treasury Department is considering a sanctions waiver under the Iran sanctions program to allow Iraqi Airways to operate flights between Iran and the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq for one month. The waiver is part of broader diplomatic efforts to facilitate religious pilgrimages. The decision has drawn attention from multiple international news outlets.
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US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says Arab News
US President Donald Trump’s administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions programme on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shiite Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The source, who is involved in the deliberations, said the US Treasury Department waiver would allow Iraqi Airways to fly back and forth between Iran and the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq for one month, with a more permanent waiver...
US considering sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says english.alarabiya.net
US considering sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says Al Arabiya English