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Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say

HarZaviya summary · from 4 outlets

Both outlets reported that Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports in Iraq suspended Iranian flights starting on Friday, citing two sources who spoke to Reuters, and noted that other Iraqi airports had taken the same step earlier in the week. The framing and wording of the excerpts were nearly identical, with no significant differences in emphasis or additional details provided by either outlet.

Summary generated by HarZaviya from the headlines and excerpts of the 4 outlets below. Each outlet's own headline is listed under it.

Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

  1. 3 Iraqi airports suspend flights from Iran

    BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports suspended Iranian flights starting on Friday, two sources said, after other Iraqi airports took the same step earlier in the week. The move means that according to sources and state media, flights to and from Iran are suspended from all four Iraqi airports at which they were operating Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaimaniya. Iraq’s state news agency ...

  2. ARY News (English) 90% identical

    Iraqi airports halt Iranian flights starting Friday

    Iraq's Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports suspended Iranian flights starting ​on Friday, two sources told Reuters..

  3. Aaj News (English) 97% identical

    Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say

    Iraq’s Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports suspended Iranian flights starting ​on Friday, two sources told Reuters, after ‌other Iraqi airports took the same step earlier in the week. The move means that, according to sources and ​state media, flights to and from ​Iran are suspended from all four Iraqi airports ⁠at which they were operating — Baghdad, Najaf, ​Erbil and Sulaimaniya. Iraq’s state news...

  4. Business Recorder 97% identical

    Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say

    Iraq’s Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports suspended Iranian flights starting on Friday, two sources told Reuters, after other Iraqi airports took the same step earlier in the week. The move means that according to sources and state media, flights to and from Iran are suspended from all four Iraqi airports at which they were operating — Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaimaniya. Iraq’s state news agency...

4 articles from 4 outlets, 25 Sep–26 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. What does % identical mean?