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Story updateNew29 Sept, 21:17 BAGHDAD

Nujaba political council head Ali al-Asadi condemns Iraqi ban on Iranian aircraft

THE FILE12 SIGNALS · OPENED 28 Sept
  1. 28 Sept, 20:50KH channels claim battlefield strikes outweigh negotiations
  2. 28 Sept, 23:47Kataib Hezbollah official says hostile aircraft face shootdown
  3. 29 Sept, 03:32Islamic Resistance in Iraq threatens measures against Zaidi government, report says
  4. 29 Sept, 08:32Kata’ib Hezbollah threatens hostile aircraft after withdrawal – Rudaw
  5. 29 Sept, 12:43KH security official threatens ports over Iran flights – The New Region
  6. 29 Sept, 18:42KH security official Abu Mujahid al-Assaf threatens al-Zaidi’s government, reports say
  7. 29 Sept, 18:42US presence will vanish tomorrow, KH-owned KAF Center says
  8. 29 Sept, 19:45Kataib Hezbollah threatens to topple the government over Iranian flights – The New Arab
  9. 29 Sept, 20:46Kataib Hezbollah threatens government over flights – The New Arab
  10. 29 Sept, 21:46Nujaba condemns Iranian-flight restriction; Badr MP names Najaf governor
  11. 29 Sept, 22:46Nujaba political council head Ali al-Asadi condemns Iraqi ban on Iranian aircraft
  12. 30 Sept, 00:43Guest Mohammed al-Yasiri rejects insulting the premier – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV
WHAT HAPPENED

On 29 September, Sheikh Ali al-Asadi, Nujaba’s political council head, expressed regret over Iraqi restrictions on Iranian aircraft landings. He called the decision submission to American “thuggery” and said Iraqi decision-makers need not implement every U.S. decision.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official29 Sept, 21:13

    “Nujaba political council head Sheikh Ali al-Asadi: We regret the Iraqi authorities’ decision to prevent Iranian aircraft from landing in Iraq.”

    رئيس المجلس السياسي في حركة النجباء الشيخ علي الأسدي: نأسف لقرار السلطة العراقية منع الطائرات الإيرانية من الهبوط في العراق

  2. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official29 Sept, 21:15

    “A decision-maker can choose not to implement every American decision, as some countries do.”

    يستطيع صاحب القرار ألا ينفذ كل القرارات الأميركية كما تفعل بعض الدول

  3. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official29 Sept, 21:17

    “The Iraqi authorities’ decision to prevent Iranian aircraft from landing at Iraqi airports is submission to American thuggery.”

    قرار السلطة العراقية منع الطائرات الإيرانية من الهبوط في مطارات العراق انصياع للبلطجة الأميركية

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WATCH — WHAT WOULD MOVE THIS FILE

An Iraqi decision reversing the restriction, or a further Nujaba statement specifying a response, by 6 October would move this file; any of these moves this file.