On 29 September, Sadiqoun MP and Parliamentary Transport Committee member Rafiq al-Salhi said the committee would hold transport and ground-service companies accountable for complying with US Treasury instructions on Iranian flights without consulting Iraq’s Transport Ministry. In a statement carried by Watan TV and Al-Ghadeer TV, MP Abu Turab al-Tamimi assigned flight-ban authority to the Civil Aviation Authority and urged legal action, Integrity Commission referrals and possible contract termination for ground-service contractors. Both statements were published by the named outlets; neither establishes that an investigation or contract action has begun.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated29 Sept, 15:15
“MP Abu Turab al-Tamimi: the Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for banning Iranian aviation, not the Ministry of Transport.”
النائب ابو تراب التميمي: سلطة الطيران المدني هي المعنية بحظر الطيران الايراني وليست وزارة النقل
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official29 Sept, 15:19
“The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, linked to the prime minister’s office, is responsible for aircraft movement in Iraq... the Transport Ministry should take legal action against contracted ground-service companies, refer their files to the Integrity Commission... and proceed with terminating their contracts.”
سلطة الطيران المدني العراقي المرتبطة برئاسة الوزراء هي المعنية بحركة الطائرات في العراق ... على وزارة النقل اتخاذ الإجراءات القانونية اللازمة بحق الشركات المتعاقدة لتقديم الخدمات الأرضية، وإحالة ملفاتها إلى هيئة النزاهة ... والمضي في إجراءات فسخ عقودها
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official29 Sept, 15:36
“The parliamentary Transport Committee will hold transport and ground-service companies accountable because they complied with US Treasury orders without consulting Iraq’s Transport Ministry.”
لجنة النقل النيابية ستحاسب شركات النقل والخدمات الأرضية كونها انصاعت لأوامر الخزانة الأميركية ولم ترجع لوزارة النقل العراقية
The comparison identifies the institutions and contractors each MP named as subjects of potential action; neither statement records a completed sanction against a company.