On 22 September, reports carried Badr parliamentary bloc spokesman Hamed Abbas al-Mousawi’s warning to the Iraqi government and Civil Aviation Authority against enforcing U.S. restrictions on Iranian airlines. Later, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) carried Falih al-Khazali (KSS — Muntasirun bloc) warning against submission to U.S. pressure and directives over Iranian civil-aviation sanctions. The KH outlet also relayed the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization’s statements that international flights would continue normally and that Baghdad-bound flights might be redirected to Najaf.
- 964media22 Sept, 15:12
“The Badr parliamentary bloc warned the government and the Civil Aviation Authority against enforcing U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines.”
The Badr parliamentary bloc warned the government and the Civil Aviation Authority against enforcing U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official22 Sept, 21:10
“Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization: consultations are under way to divert flights destined for Baghdad to Najaf airport.”
هيئة الطيران المدني الإيرانية: نجري حاليا مشاورات لتحويل الرحلات التي وجهتها بغداد إلى مطار النجف الأشرف
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official22 Sept, 21:30
“MP Falih al-Khazali warns against submitting to U.S. pressure and dictates.”
النائب فالح الخزعلي يحذر من الانصياع للضغوط والإملاءات الأميركية
Across KSS, Badr and KH-linked messaging, the public position favors continued Iran-Iraq aviation connectivity and rejects Iraqi compliance with U.S. restrictions; no counter-line from those three networks appears in these statements.