Iraqi Airways to Resume Iran Flights Thursday After Sanctions Exemption

Iraqi Airways announced on Monday that it will resume direct flights to Iran from Thursday, restoring services that had been suspended amid US sanctions.

Air traffic between Iraq and Iran had stopped against the backdrop of the sanctions. The suspension interrupted direct air links between the two countries.

The planned resumption follows an exemption from the sanctions, allowing Iraqi Airways to restart its direct services.

Details of the exemption, destinations to be served and flight schedules were not provided in the announcement.