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Iran Air says it has received no regional flight ban despite US sanctions threat

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Local time
2:59 PM in Tehran
Where
Tehran, Iran

Iran Air said in a statement carried by IRNA that it had received no notification from the aviation authorities of Turkey, Azerbaijan or Iraq to halt its flights to Istanbul, Baku and Najaf, a day before tighter US sanctions on Iranian aviation were due.

Why it matters

By that evening Baghdad and Muscat were refusing Iranian flights, showing how quickly neighbors moved once Washington threatened their airports.

Source

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 6:59 PM Tehran time, Sep 22, 2026 to 2:59 PM Tehran time, Sep 22, 2026; revised the summary; revised the context note; updated the sourcing note. Why and evidence