On 26 September, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) attributed Falih al-Khazali (KSS — MP and Muntasirun bloc head), speaking for Basra MPs, a 48-hour deadline for the government to reverse the Iranian-flight ban. He proposed gathering signatures to summon the prime minister, civil-aviation director and transport minister, and said ground services, reciprocity and taxes bring $142 million a year into Iraq’s treasury. Separately, 964media reported the government’s stated approach: talks with Washington on exemptions for some airports to restore travel for treatment, education, religious visits and other civilian needs.
- 964media26 Sept, 13:52
“The Iraqi government is conducting direct dialogue with the American side to exempt some Iraqi airports from these measures, allowing flights to resume for humanitarian reasons related to medical treatment, education, religious visits and the interests of civilians.”
The Iraqi government is conducting direct dialogue with the American side to exempt some Iraqi airports from these measures, allowing flights to resume for humanitarian reasons related to medical treatment, education, religious visits and the interests of civilians.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated26 Sept, 16:04
“We give the government 48 hours to reverse the Iranian-flight ban; we will gather signatures to summon the prime minister, the civil-aviation director and the transport minister; $142 million annually from ground services, reciprocity and taxes enters the Iraqi treasury.”
نمهل الحكومة 48 ساعة للعدول عن حظر الطيران الايراني؛ سنجمع التواقيع لاستضافة رئيس الوزراء ومدير الطيران المدني بالإضافة الى وزير النقل؛ 142 مليون دولار سنوياً عن الخدمات الارضية والتعامل بالمثل والضريبة تدخل الخزينة العراقية
The difference is between restoring some civilian flights through talks with Washington and requiring Baghdad to rescind the restriction; al-Khazali attached a parliamentary deadline and a treasury-revenue claim to the latter.