{
  "id": 9807255,
  "title": "Iran fumes as US sanctions stop flights to holy city in Iraq",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iran-fumes-as-us-sanctions-stop-flights-to-holy-city-in-iraq-9807255",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T17:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/25/iran-fumes-as-us-sanctions-shut-route-to-holy-city-in-iraq/"
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  "summary": "Iran reacted angrily on Friday after US sanctions on air travel shut off a route to the holy Shiite city of Najaf in Iraq . The Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation said ticket sales to Najaf had been suspended, as the effect of US sanctions ripples across the Middle East. An Iranian consulate in the city expressed outrage at the ban. It wrote on X: \"Najaf International Airport, the shrine of the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Trump asked Xi to stop supporting Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-asked-xi-to-stop-supporting-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-25T15:56:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Iran fumes as US sanctions stop flights to holy city in Iraq",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iran-fumes-as-us-sanctions-stop-flights-to-holy-city-in-iraq",
        "published": "2026-09-25T17:52:00.000Z"
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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."
}