On 20 September, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) attributed to an unnamed source an Iraqi government decision to suspend all flights between Iraq and Iran from Tuesday, 22 September, limiting travel to land crossings. Minutes later, Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned/non-official) reproduced the measure as an Iraqi government decision.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated20 Sept, 20:07
“Sabereen News source: The Iraqi government has decided to cancel and suspend all flights to and from the Islamic Republic of Iran from all Iraqi airports starting next Tuesday; travel between the two countries will be limited to land crossings.”
مصدر صابرين نيوز: الحكومة العراقية تقرر إلغاء وإيقاف كافة رحلات الطيران من والى الجمهورية الإسلامية الايرانية ومن جميع المطارات العراقية إبتداءً من يوم الثلاثاء المقبل وتقتصر الرحلات عبر المنافذ البرية بين البلدين.
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official20 Sept, 20:19
“The Iraqi government has decided to cancel and suspend all flights to and from the Islamic Republic of Iran from all Iraqi airports starting next Tuesday; travel between the two countries will be limited to land crossings.”
الحكومة العراقية: تقرر إلغاء وإيقاف كافة رحلات الطيران من وإلى الجمهورية الإسلامية الايرانية ومن جميع المطارات العراقية إبتداءً من يوم الثلاثاء المقبل وتقتصر الرحلات عبر المنافذ البرية بين البلدين.
The near-identical wording shows aligned carriage across KH- and Ashab al-Kahf-linked media, while the different attribution leaves the underlying government decision unverified.