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# IRAQ: Iraqi Airways set to Resume Iran Flights
- URL: https://insideaviation.news/iraq-iraqi-airways-set-to-resume-iran-flights/
- Published: 2026-10-05T12:40:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-05T12:40:38.000Z
- Author: Inside Aviation News
- Tags: Iraq, Iraqi Airways, Iran, Najaf, Iran war, Resumption of Operations, Network Changes, Aeropolitics

BAGHDAD, Iraq

- Iraqi Airways will resume direct flights to Iran from October 8, 2026.
- The carrier will operate daily services from Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport to Mashhad, Tehran, and Isfahan.
- The resumption is part of Iraqi Ministry of Transport efforts to reactivate air transport links with regional destinations.
- Having secured a US exemption, Iranian airlines, with the exception of Mahan Air, have [already resumed flights to Najaf, Iraq](https://insideaviation.news/iraq-iraq-authorises-40-daily-iranian-flights-to-najaf-excluding-mahan-air/).

**Sources:**

- [Iraq Transport Ministry Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mot.iraq/posts/pfbid0xGwrEQMnbGSPJeC373Xa1SXWTN5EPss41JhBS9nVwqUv5GdbUQ4sCcca35GN4u7sl)