On 29 September, Hamid al-Musawi, spokesman for Badr’s parliamentary bloc, alleged on Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) that the Najaf governor had insistently sought Transport Ministry approval to prevent Iranian aircraft landing at Najaf airport. Al-Musawi argued that the investment-run airport was not subordinate to the ministry or obliged to apply the proposed restriction, and called on the governor to explain his insistence. The account establishes al-Musawi’s objection, not that the proposed restriction was approved.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated29 Sept, 07:30
“The Najaf governor insistently asked the Transport Ministry to approve preventing Iranian aircraft from landing at Najaf airport... Najaf airport is investment-run, is not subordinate to the Transport Ministry and is not obliged to apply the ban; the governor should explain his insistence.”
محافظ النجف طلب من وزارة النقل و"بالاحاح" الموافقة على منع الطيران الايراني من الهبوط في مطار النجف الاشرف ... مطار النجف (استثماري) وغير تابع لوزارة النقل وغير ملزم بتطبيق قرار المنع وعلى المحافظ ان يوضح سبب اصراره على المنع
a response from the governor, a Transport Ministry decision, and an airport-operator statement on its obligations; any of these moves this file.