On 26 September, Sadiqoun MPs called for an explanation of the restrictions on Iranian flights and urged Baghdad to keep its aviation decisions independent; First Deputy Speaker Adnan Faihan said Iraq must not join a blockade of Iran. iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) reported that the Muntasirun bloc (KSS) condemned the restrictions and called for urgent parliamentary action; it attributed to Faihan a conditional extraordinary session if the decision was not reversed. Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) also relayed the Reconstruction and Development parliamentary bloc’s request for U.S. talks on exemptions or licences, while ABNA English reported Nujaba media spokesman Hussein al-Mousawi’s description of the flight decision as capitulation to U.S. occupiers.
- ABNA English26 Sept, 12:21
“Hussein al-Mousawi, Nujaba’s media spokesman, described the refusal of Iranian airline flights as unprecedented and dangerous.”
Hussein al-Mousawi, the media spokesperson for Al-Nujaba, described the decision to refuse Iranian airline flights at Iraqi airports as an unprecedented and dangerous move
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official26 Sept, 14:34
“First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Adnan Faihan: Under no circumstances will we allow Iraq to be a partner in the blockade of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
النائب الأول لرئيس البرلمان عدنان فيحان: لن نسمح تحت أي ظرف أن يكون العراق شريكاً في الحصار على الجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated26 Sept, 14:47
“Religious authority al-Modarresi warns against complying with enemies’ dictates and restricting visitors’ movement.”
المرجع المدرسي يحذّر من الاستجابة لإملاءات الأعداء والتضييق على حركة الزائرين
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated26 Sept, 15:10
“Faihan: Parliament will hold an extraordinary session if the decision is not cancelled.”
فيحان: البرلمان سيعقد جلسة استثنائية إذا لم يتم إلغاء القرار
The shared objection has distinct parliamentary, diplomatic and confrontational forms: Faihan specified a condition for a session, whereas the Reconstruction and Development bloc specified exemptions or licences as the object of talks.