{
  "id": 9755552,
  "title": "Iraq's Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports suspend Iranian flights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iraqs-erbil-and-sulaimaniya-airports-suspend-iranian-flights",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:33:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraqs-erbil-and-sulaimaniya-airports-suspend-iranian-flights"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iraq's Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports have suspended Iranian flights, following similar decisions at Baghdad and Najaf airports. This suspension comes after Iraq's state news agency reported the halt of Iranian flights at Najaf International Airport due to threats of US sanctions. As a result, all four Iraqi airports where Iranian airlines were operating have now halted flights to and from Iran. The United States announced it would impose sanctions on any global companies doing business with Iranian airlines, with the aim of grounding Iran's entire civilian fleet worldwide.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}