Iraq bars Iranian football team’s plane from landing in Basra: Report
Summary
Iraq barred a plane carrying Iran’s national football team from landing at Basra airport, citing the risk of violating U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines, according to officials quoted by Reuters. The plane landed in Abadan, Iran, and the team planned to continue to Basra by road for a four-nation tournament.Key Facts
- Two Basra airport officials told Reuters that Iraq’s civil aviation authority barred the plane from landing on Tuesday.
- An Iraqi civil aviation official said the decision was made to avoid violating U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines.
- The plane returned to Iran and landed at Abadan airport, an Iranian consulate official in Basra said.
- The Iranian team planned to travel by road to Basra for a tournament involving Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.
- The article says the United States announced sanctions on companies worldwide that do business with Iranian airlines after September 23.
- Iraq had ordered Iranian flights to Baghdad suspended in September after U.S. threats of secondary sanctions against airports and service providers.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that airports serving Iranian airlines could face sanctions, including exclusion from the U.S. dollar system.
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