Iran flights to Baghdad, Muscat cancelled ahead of US aviation sanctions

Iran’s aviation officials negotiate with Oman and Iraq as Secretary Bessent targets carriers seven months into the conflict.Published On 22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026Flights from Iran to Baghdad and Muscat will be cancelled starting at midnight ahead of new United States sanctions taking effect Wednesday, Tasnim News Agency reported.A spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization told the news agency on Tuesday that the agency is “negotiating so that flights whose destination is Baghdad can be redirected to [Iraq’s] Najaf Airport”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran president heads to UNGA, vows to highlight US ‘oppression’list 2 of 3Iran delegation to present narrative of resilience, diplomacy at UNGAlist 3 of 3Trump: US-Iran meeting at UN was ‘very good’end of listIran’s ISNA news agency reported that negotiations with Oman were likewise ongoing, adding that all remaining international flights, including those to Istanbul, will operate as scheduled.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that all Iranian airlines would be shut down on September 23 through the threat of secondary sanctions on aviation service providers, seven months into the war between the U...