On 21 September, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) carried Iraq’s denial that bilateral flights with Iran had stopped. It then warned of dangerous economic consequences if the flights ceased and carried economic expert Khairallah al-Alawi discussing Iraqi losses from U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official21 Sept, 21:31
“Iraq denies stopping bilateral flights with Iran.”
العراق ينفي إيقاف الرحلات الجوية البينية مع إيران
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official21 Sept, 21:35
“Warnings of dangerous economic consequences if flights with Iran stop.”
تحذيرات من التداعيات الاقتصادية الخطرة في حال توقف الرحلات الجوية مع إيران
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official21 Sept, 21:44
“An economic expert speaks to Al-Ittijah about the economic losses Iraq would incur because of U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines.”
خبير اقتصادي يتحدث لـ(الاتجاه) عن الخسائر الاقتصادية التي سيتكبدها العراق جراء العقوبات الأميركية على شركات الطيران الإيرانية
Iraqi flight restrictions, airline-service denials, KH parliamentary demands or transport-sector intervention by 28 September would show whether the economic warning becomes an institutional campaign; any of these moves this file.