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Iraq to allow 40 Iranian flights a day, except for Mahan Air, due to US sanctions

An Iranian Mahan Air plane lands at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on February 4, 2021. (Saeed Kaari/IKAC via AP)
Iranian airlines, excluding Mahan Air, are allowed 40 daily flights to and from Iraq’s Najaf international airport, the Iraqi prime minister’s office says, following a suspension of flights due to US sanctions.
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