On 29 September, Sheikh Ali al-Asadi, Nujaba’s political council head, regretted Iraq’s restriction on Iranian aircraft landings and called it submission to “American bullying”; he said Iraqi decision-makers need not implement every U.S. decision. Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned, non-official) relayed Badr MP Hamid al-Mousawi’s assertion that Najaf Governor Yusuf Kannaawi had directed the landing restriction at Najaf airport. Al-Asadi’s criticism is a Nujaba position, while the governor attribution is al-Mousawi’s allegation, previously carried in Badr-aligned reporting.
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned, non-official29 Sept, 20:07
“Badr MP Hamid al-Mousawi: Governor Yusuf Kannaawi was the one who directed that Iranian aircraft be prevented from landing at Najaf airport.”
النائب عن بدر حامد الموسوي:المحافظ يوسف كناوي هو من وجه بمنع هبوط الطائرات الإيرانية في مطار النجف
- 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
- 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
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official29 Sept, 21:17
“The Iraqi authorities’ decision to prevent Iranian aircraft from landing at Iraq’s airports is submission to American bullying.”
قرار السلطة العراقية منع الطائرات الإيرانية من الهبوط في مطارات العراق انصياع للبلطجة الأميركية
The accounts focus scrutiny at different levels of Iraqi authority without contradicting each other on who issued the Najaf instruction.