--- title: "Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say" description: "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." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10620-three-iraqi-airports-suspend-iranian-flights-starting-friday site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say world · updated 26 Sep 2026, 8:12 AM PKT · 25–26 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > 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. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dawn** — [3 Iraqi airports suspend flights from Iran](https://www.dawn.com/news/2032740/3-iraqi-airports-suspend-flights-from-iran) · 26 Sep 2026, 8:12 AM PKT > 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 ... - **ARY News (English)** — [Iraqi airports halt Iranian flights starting Friday](https://arynews.tv/iraqi-airports-halt-iranian-flights-starting-friday) · 25 Sep 2026, 8:35 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Iraq's Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports suspended Iranian flights starting ​on Friday, two sources told Reuters.. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330473962/three-iraqi-airports-suspend-iranian-flights-starting-friday-sources-and-state-media-say) · 25 Sep 2026, 5:12 PM PKT · 97% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... - **Business Recorder** — [Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441231/three-iraqi-airports-suspend-iranian-flights-starting-friday-sources-and-state-media-say) · 25 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM PKT · 97% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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