Iraq: Iraq's Najaf airport to resume flights with Iran.

Shotlist FILE: Baghdad, Iraq - Feb 3, 2024 1. National flag of Iraq FILE: Baghdad, Iraq - April 15, 2026 2. Various of planes, jet bridges, control towers at airport FILE: Baghdad, Iraq - Feb 3, 2024 3. Various of traffic FILE: Baghdad, Iraq - Dec 8, 2023 4. Various of street scene near Liberation Square FILE: Baghdad, Iraq - March 16, 2024 5. Various of statue; traffic FILE: Tehran, Iran - May-June 2026 6. Various of national flags of Iran, traffic 7. Various of national flags of Iran on road lamps, traffic Storyline The Najaf International Airport in central Iraq will resume daily flights with Iran on Sunday, according to the airport authorities. Flights between Najaf and Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, and between Najaf and Iranian capital Tehran will begin operations on Sunday evening. A statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said earlier that an agreement allowing Iranian airlines, except Mahan Air, to operate 40 flights daily to and from the Najaf International Airport was reached. The office said last Saturday that the Iraqi government was in direct dialogue with the United States to secure sanctions exemptions for certain Iraqi airports to resume flights with Iran on humanitarian grounds. The Najaf International Airport suspended all incoming and outgoing flights to and from Iran on Sept. 25, following the U.S. Treasury Department's recent sanctions targeting Iran's aviation sector, which suspended authorizations allowing non-U.S. airlines to fly U.S.-origin or U.S.-controlled commercial aircraft into Iran. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]