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US to allow Iran pilgrims to fly to holy city in Iraq: Iraqi officials
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- Sep 29, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC
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The United States has granted a waiver for Iraqi airlines to operate flights for Iranian pilgrims to Najaf, Iraq, a city sacred to Shia Muslims. Iraqi officials and airport sources confirmed the conditional exemption.
The United States has granted Iraqi airlines a sanctions waiver allowing them to fly Iranian pilgrims in and out of the Iraqi city of Najaf, holy to Shia Muslims, an Iraqi government official and an airport source told AFP.
The US is set to grant a one-month sanctions waiver allowing Iraqi Airways to operate flights between Iran and Najaf, providing a temporary air route for Shiite pilgrims.