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Iranian airlines are maintaining international flights to destinations like China and Thailand, defying US sanctions targeting service providers.
Iranian airlines continue to operate international flights to destinations including China, Turkey, and Afghanistan, despite new United States sanctions targeting service providers. Some carriers have suspended flights to the UAE and Azerbaijan in compliance with the sanctions, while others maintain their routes.
These flights proceed as the US aims to isolate Iran's aviation sector. The continued operations suggest a degree of defiance or a reliance on alternative support networks. The situation highlights the complex interplay between international sanctions and the operational realities of Iran's global connectivity.
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“Iraqi Airways has resumed flights between Iraq's holy city of Najaf and Iranian airports, Iraq's state news agency reported on Monday.”How each side headlined it
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All sources: Iranian airlines are continuing international flights to destinations like China and Turkey despite new US sanctions targeting service providers, though some flights to the UAE and Azerbaijan have been cancelled.
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The Iraqi government has said it is in talks with the United States to seek an exemption from sanctions on Iranian airlines, which have...
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Iraqi Airways has resumed flights between Iraq's holy city of Najaf and Iranian airports, Iraq's state news agency reported on Monday.
Flights from Iran continued to reach Thailand, China, Turkey and Afghanistan despite new US sanctions targeting companies that service Iranian carriers.
Iranian airlines continued operating international flights on Wednesday after a US deadline aimed at grounding the country’s fleet by sanctioning companies that provide services to its carriers,...
Currently, the US and China each can operate around 50 round-trip flights per week.
Iranian airlines suspend flights to Azerbaijan oc-media.org
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Najaf (IraqiNews.com) – An informed Iraqi government source revealed on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the operational circumstances behind the U.S.
Baghdad holds talks with Washington to allow flights to resume on humanitarian grounds, Iraqi prime minister's office says
Earlier, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, UAE suspended flights to and from Iran following US sanctions
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