{
  "id": 11580620,
  "title": "Iraq says gets US exemption for Iranian flights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/iraq-says-gets-us-exemption-for-iranian-flights",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T01:59:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442425/iraq-says-gets-us-exemption-for-iranian-flights"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BAGHDAD: The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq’s holy city of Najaf, the Iraqi prime minister’s office said Friday, despite Washington targeting Iran’s aviation sector to choke its economy in the Middle East war. It said Baghdad had secured “an agreement allowing Iranian airlines, with the exception of Mahan Air, to operate 40 flights…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Iran war latest: Iraq allows 40 Iranian flights a day to and from Najaf",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/iran-war-latest-iraq-allows-40-iranian-flights-a-day-to-and-from-najaf",
        "published": "2026-10-03T03:50:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}