Flights must be open to all or to no one, Iranian adviser says following Iraqi airport suspension
Iranian adviser Mohammad Mokhber stated on Friday that if Iran is denied flight rights and access to airport services, no other country in the region will have these opportunities either. He emphasized that Iran's strategy in this matter is clear: regional flights are either free for all or for no one. Mokhber warned that aligning with America's hostile policies will be etched in the memory of the Iranian nation.
Iraqi state media announced on September 25 that all Iranian flights to Najaf International Airport would be suspended starting that day, following US threats to sanction any airport hosting Iranian carriers. Iraqi airports Erbil and Sulaimaniya had already suspended Iranian flights from earlier in the week, leaving Iran with no operating airports.
The suspension means that flights to and from Iran are currently halted at all four Iraqi airports - Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil, and Sulaimaniya.
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