{
  "id": 11741860,
  "title": "Flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf to resume on Sunday, Iraqi state news agency says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/flights-between-iran-and-iraqs-najaf-to-resume-on-sunday-iraqi-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T17:55:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/flights-between-iran-and-iraqs-najaf-resume-sunday-iraqi-state-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf to resume on Sunday, Iraqi state news agency says Iraq's Najaf International Airport will resume flights to and from Iran from Sunday, with three evening flights scheduled, Iraq's state news agency cited the airport as saying on Saturday. Iraq said on Friday a US waiver would allow Iranian airlines to operate up to 40 daily flights to and from Najaf,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Despite US sanctions on Iranian flights, up to forty a day may still fly to Iraq’s Najaf - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/despite-us-sanctions-on-iranian-flights-up-to-forty-a-day-may-still",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:46:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}