--- title: "Najaf airport suspends Iranian flights to comply with US sanctions" description: "Most outlets reported that Najaf airport suspended Iranian flights in compliance with US sanctions, citing a directive from the Iraqi Prime Minister’s office. One outlet added that the airport director confirmed the suspension to AFP and noted the city's significance as a destination for Shia Muslims." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10606-iraqi-holy-city-suspends-iranian-airlines-enforcing-us site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Najaf airport suspends Iranian flights to comply with US sanctions world · updated 26 Sep 2026, 5:20 AM PKT · 25–26 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Najaf airport suspended Iranian flights in compliance with US sanctions, citing a directive from the Iraqi Prime Minister’s office. One outlet added that the airport director confirmed the suspension to AFP and noted the city's significance as a destination for Shia Muslims. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [Najaf suspends Iranian airlines](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441297/najaf-suspends-iranian-airlines) · 26 Sep 2026, 5:20 AM PKT > NAJAF, (Iraq): Iraq’s Najaf airport, a top destination for Shia pilgrims, suspended all Iranian flights on Friday, enforcing US sanctions and leaving travellers scrambling for solutions. Airport director Hussein Muhanna told AFP that “all flights were halted between Iran and Najaf airport following a directive from the prime minister’s office to the governor” of Najaf. “All Iraqi airports, incl... - **24 News HD** — [Iraqi holy city suspends Iranian airlines, enforcing US sanctions](https://www.24newshd.tv/25-Sep-2026/iraqi-holy-city-suspends-iranian-airlines-enforcing-us-sanctions) · 25 Sep 2026, 3:28 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Iraq's Najaf airport, a top destination for Shia Muslims, suspended all Iranian flights on Friday, enforcing US sanctions, the airport director told AFP. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Iraqi holy city suspends Iranian airlines, enforcing US sanctions](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/iraqi-holy-city-suspends-iranian-airlines-enforcing-us-sanctions-3002313) · 25 Sep 2026, 2:49 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Najaf airport in Iraq has suspended all flights to and from Iran to comply with US sanctions. This decision comes from a directive issued by the Iraqi Prime Minister’s office. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Iran airlines resume flights to Najaf after US exemption](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12016-iraq-says-it-got-us-exemption-for-iranian-flights) · 5 Oct 2026 · 5 outlets · 2 developments · 82% related - [US grants sanctions waiver for flights to Iraqi holy city for Iranian pilgrims](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11219-us-to-grant-sanctions-waiver-for-flights-between-iran) · 29 Sep 2026 · 6 outlets · 2 developments · 81% related - [Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10620-three-iraqi-airports-suspend-iranian-flights-starting-friday) · 26 Sep 2026 · 4 outlets · 78% related - [UAE suspends Iranian airline flights amid US sanctions](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10122-iran-reports-flight-cancellations-as-us-sanctions-take) · 26 Sep 2026 · 13 outlets · 3 developments · 77% related - [Iran suspends flights from Tehran to Baghdad and Muscat](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10112-iran-suspends-tehran-flights-to-baghdad-and-muscat) · 23 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 25–26 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.