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One-month US waiver, says The Jerusalem Post; two months, Najaf to Mashhad only, says An-Nahar's Iraqi source

Iraqi Airways says it will fly to Iran again in October. Five outlets agree on that. They do not agree on how long the US exemption lasts, which route it covers, or who wanted the flights back.

Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption
Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption as published by The Jerusalem Post · seen at The Jerusalem Post
Levant & Iran Iraq Iran United States

The announcement. Iraqi Airways, Iraq's state carrier, says it will restart flights to Iran in October. Shargh, LBCI and The Jerusalem Post all carry this, and none of them disputes it.

The terms. The outlets differ on what Washington allowed.

Outlet Length Route Whose word
The Jerusalem Post one month Iran–Najaf Reuters, Monday
An-Nahar two months, renewable for two more Najaf–Mashhad only one unnamed Iraqi government source
LBCI not in the part we hold pilgrims to and from Najaf unnamed Iraqi official sources
Shargh not given "to Iran" the airline

The conditions. Only An-Nahar's source gives these. Iranian airlines stay barred "in any form". American companies would handle services and monitoring at Najaf airport. US officials would check every passport and could stop any traveller. Flights carry civilians only, with no military personnel, no cash and no cargo beyond personal luggage. The US would also track ticket revenue and fuel.

The objectors. Tehran Times says the halt set off protests in Najaf and Basra, with demonstrators warning of harm to pilgrims, patients, students and businesses. An-Nahar says the pressure comes from armed factions and political forces close to Iran. Neither report gives the other's account.

Not settled. It is unclear whether the waiver runs for one month or two. No report we hold quotes the US Treasury or names an Iraqi official. All of An-Nahar's conditions come from one source. We hold no Iraqi outlet on this story.

What this is about. Iraq stopped Iranian airlines landing at its airports to stay clear of US sanctions. Now Washington is letting one Iraqi route back.

How it got here. The United States has had sanctions on Iran since the 1979 revolution. In 2018 President Trump took the US out of the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed wide sanctions. Since then, foreign banks, companies and governments that deal with Iran have risked US penalties themselves. The US Treasury enforces these rules and can grant exemptions, known as waivers. Iraq has relied on such waivers for years, for example to keep buying Iranian electricity and gas.

According to An-Nahar, Iraq recently stopped accepting flights by Iranian airlines at Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. It did so because it feared the sanctions would spread to Iraqi airports and firms. Tehran Times reports that the halt led to protests in Najaf and Basra.

The actors. - Iraq's government depends on Iran for energy and trade, and on the US for security and access to its dollar revenues. It needs to keep both relationships. - Iran is under sanctions and has close ties to Iraqi political parties and armed groups. - The US wants to shut off channels that could carry money or banned goods to Iran. - Pilgrims travel in both directions. Najaf holds the shrine of Imam Ali, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. Mashhad in Iran holds the shrine of Imam Reza.

What is at stake. If the waiver holds, a pilgrim route reopens under US oversight while Iranian carriers stay barred. If it lapses, the route shuts again, and the pressure on Baghdad that the reports describe is likely to come back.

Where it stands. Iraqi Airways plans to start in October. The reports disagree on whether the exemption runs for one month or two.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • How long the US exemption lasts: one month or two
  • Which route it covers: Iran–Najaf, or Najaf–Mashhad only
  • The US conditions: passport checks, no cash, no military travellers, Iranian carriers barred
  • Who is pressing for the flights: civilian protesters, or factions close to Iran
Five reports, three versions of the waiverSide by side
outletwhat it saidhedged?
The Jerusalem PostOne-month US Treasury waiver for flights between Iran and NajafAttributed to Reuters, Monday
An-NaharTwo months, renewable for two more; Najaf–Mashhad only; Iranian carriers barred; US checks on passports, revenue and fuelOne unnamed Iraqi government source
LBCIUS exemption to carry pilgrims to and from NajafUnnamed Iraqi official sources
SharghIraqi Airways will begin flights to Iran in OctoberThe airline's announcement, no conditions
Tehran TimesThe halt of Iranian flights set off protests in Najaf and BasraStates it directly
LBCI's reports are held only in part. No report quotes the US Treasury.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent "النهار" تكشف شروط عودة الرحلات بين العراق وإيران عبر النجف Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent واشنطن تعفي الطيران العراقي من عقوبات إيران لنقل الزوار من النجف وإليها Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent خبر جدید عراق از زمان آغاز پروازها به ایران Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → What we have measured A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Tehran Times
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Tehran Times 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · state-controlled Iraqis Protest Halt of Iranian Flights Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Tehran Times → What we have measured Asserted vs attributed headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the claimant ×1Attribution the toll is attributed to a body that is described but not named ×1Headline against body headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the IRGC ×1How the objectors are framed opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians ×1 from 1753 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
How the story broke on 29 SeptemberTimeline
  1. 2026-09-28— no time published Reuters, as cited by The Jerusalem Post US set to grant a waiver for Iraqi Airways flights between Iran and Najaf one monthReport we hold only second-hand
  2. 2026-09-2912:31 An-Nahar publication time An-Nahar Iraqi source sets out the US conditions: Najaf–Mashhad only, Iranian carriers barred two months, renewable
  3. 2026-09-2912:49 LBCI publication time LBCI Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October
  4. 2026-09-2913:15 Tehran Times publication time Tehran Times Protests in Najaf and Basra over the halt of Iranian flights
  5. 2026-09-2913:33 LBCI publication time LBCI US exempts Iraqi Airways to carry pilgrims from Najaf
  6. 2026-09-2913:45 Shargh publication time Shargh Iraqi Airways will begin flights to Iran in October
  7. 2026-09-2915:51 The Jerusalem Post publication time The Jerusalem Post Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights after securing US exemption one month
Times are publication times in UTC.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent "النهار" تكشف شروط عودة الرحلات بين العراق وإيران عبر النجف Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent الخطوط الجوية العراقية ستستأنف رحلاتها إلى إيران في تشرين الأول Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Tehran Times
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Tehran Times 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · state-controlled Iraqis Protest Halt of Iranian Flights Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Tehran Times → What we have measured Asserted vs attributed headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the claimant ×1Attribution the toll is attributed to a body that is described but not named ×1Headline against body headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the IRGC ×1How the objectors are framed opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians ×1 from 1753 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent واشنطن تعفي الطيران العراقي من عقوبات إيران لنقل الزوار من النجف وإليها Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent خبر جدید عراق از زمان آغاز پروازها به ایران Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → What we have measured A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

One month or two

One report puts the US waiver at one month, citing earlier wire reporting. Another puts it at two months, renewable for two more, on the word of one unnamed Iraqi official. No report we hold quotes the US Treasury itself.

1 reports giving one month 1 reports giving two months 2 reports resting on unnamed Iraqi officials

Who wants the flights back

One report describes protesters in Najaf and Basra speaking for pilgrims, patients, students and businesses. Another describes the same opposition as pressure from armed factions and political forces close to Iran. Both could be true, and neither report gives the other's account.

1 reports framing objectors as civilians 1 reports framing objectors as pro-Iran factions
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent خبر جدید عراق از زمان آغاز پروازها به ایران Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → What we have measured A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent واشنطن تعفي الطيران العراقي من عقوبات إيران لنقل الزوار من النجف وإليها Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent الخطوط الجوية العراقية ستستأنف رحلاتها إلى إيران في تشرين الأول Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent "النهار" تكشف شروط عودة الرحلات بين العراق وإيران عبر النجف Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Tehran Times
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Tehran Times 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · state-controlled Iraqis Protest Halt of Iranian Flights Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Tehran Times → What we have measured Asserted vs attributed headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the claimant ×1Attribution the toll is attributed to a body that is described but not named ×1Headline against body headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the IRGC ×1How the objectors are framed opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians ×1 from 1753 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

true Iraqi Airways announced it will resume flights to Iran in October.
The Jerusalem Post, Shargh and LBCI all report the airline's announcement of an October restart. They are reporting one announcement, but the announcement itself is not in dispute.
Checked against 3 sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent خبر جدید عراق از زمان آغاز پروازها به ایران Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → What we have measured A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent الخطوط الجوية العراقية ستستأنف رحلاتها إلى إيران في تشرين الأول Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true The US exemption covers only Iraqi Airways flights to and from Najaf, and Iranian airlines stay barred.
The Jerusalem Post, drawing on Reuters, says the waiver covers flights between Iran and Najaf, and LBCI says it covers carrying pilgrims to and from Najaf. An-Nahar's Iraqi government source adds that Iranian carriers stay barred and that the route is Najaf to Mashhad only; no other outlet we hold gives those two details.
Checked against 3 sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent واشنطن تعفي الطيران العراقي من عقوبات إيران لنقل الزوار من النجف وإليها Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent "النهار" تكشف شروط عودة الرحلات بين العراق وإيران عبر النجف Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
disputed The US waiver lasts one month.
The Jerusalem Post, citing Reuters, calls it a one-month Treasury waiver. An-Nahar's Iraqi government source says it is a two-month trial that could be extended by two more months.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent "النهار" تكشف شروط عودة الرحلات بين العراق وإيران عبر النجف Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

6 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report to give the waiver as one month, and the only one to name it as a US Treasury waiver. It cites Reuters reporting from Monday.
Iraqi Airways is preparing to resume flights to Iran in October after securing a special exemption, following a suspension of flights under US sanctions restricting services to Iranian airlines.Iraq's Transport Ministry said the services would initially operate from the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf.The airline's announcement follows a report on Monday that US President Donald Trump was considering such an exemption, with a source involved in the deliberations saying that a limited waiver would permit flights carrying Shi'ite Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq.Iraq initially ordered
Figure: length of waiver: one month, attributed to earlier wire reporting — “set to grant a one-month US Treasury waiver allowing Iraqi Airways to fly between Iran and Najaf”
Figure: waiver given as one month — “a one-month US Treasury waiver”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-910084
Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent خبر جدید عراق از زمان آغاز پروازها به ایران Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → What we have measured A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Carries the airline's announcement with no conditions, calling Iraqi Airways Iraq's largest state airline.
جامعه ۷ مهر ۱۴۰۵ ۱۷:۱۵ خبر جدید عراق از زمان آغاز پروازها به ایران شرکت هواپیمایی عراق، بزرگ‌ترین شرکت هواپیمایی دولتی عراق امروز سه‌شنبه اعلام کرد که پروازهای خود به ایران را در ماه اکتبر آینده آغاز می‌کند. به گزارش گروه رسانه‌ای شرق، شرکت هواپیمایی عراق اعلام کرد که پروازهای خود به ایران را از ماه اکتبر آینده و با نقطه آغاز فرودگاه بین‌المللی نجف از سر می‌گیرد. شرکت هواپیمایی عراق، بزرگ‌ترین شرکت هواپیمایی دولتی عراق امروز سه‌شنبه اعلام کرد که پروازهای خود به ایران را در ماه اکتبر آینده آغاز می‌کند. این شرکت در بیانیه‌ای اعلام کرد: «در چارچوب تلاش مستمر دولت برای تقویت ارتباطات دوجانبه و تأم
Read it at Shargh → https://www.sharghdaily.com/fa/tiny/news-1131399
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent واشنطن تعفي الطيران العراقي من عقوبات إيران لنقل الزوار من النجف وإليها Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Frames the exemption as a way to carry pilgrims to and from Najaf, citing unnamed Iraqi official sources.
أفادت مصادر رسمية عراقية الثلاثاء بأن الولايات المتحدة منحت الخطوط الجوية العراقية إعفاء من...
Whose voice: unnamed official Iraqi sources — “أفادت مصادر رسمية عراقية”
Sourcing: unnamed official sources — “أفادت مصادر رسمية عراقية الثلاثاء”
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/world/960344/title/ar?src=rss&utm_source=T…
Tehran Times
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Tehran Times 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · state-controlled Iraqis Protest Halt of Iranian Flights Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Tehran Times → What we have measured Asserted vs attributed headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the claimant ×1Attribution the toll is attributed to a body that is described but not named ×1Headline against body headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the IRGC ×1How the objectors are framed opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians ×1 from 1753 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — state-controlled
The only report on the protests in Najaf and Basra, and the only one carrying the protesters' concerns for pilgrims, patients, students and businesses.
The suspension of Iranian flights has sparked protests in Najaf and Basra, with demonstrators calling for their restoration and warning of disruptions to pilgrims, patients, students, and local businesses.
How the objectors are framed: opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians — “warning of disruptions to pilgrims, patients, students, and local businesses”
Whose voice: protesters' own concerns carried — “warning of disruptions to pilgrims, patients, students, and local businesses”
Read it at Tehran Times → https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530563/Iraqis-Protest-Halt-of-Iranian-…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent الخطوط الجوية العراقية ستستأنف رحلاتها إلى إيران في تشرين الأول Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
تستعد الخطوط الجوية العراقية لاستئناف رحلاتها إلى إيران في تشرين الأول بعد حصولها على استثناء خاص،...
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/world/960337/title/ar?src=rss&utm_source=T…
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent "النهار" تكشف شروط عودة الرحلات بين العراق وإيران عبر النجف Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report with detailed terms. One unnamed Iraqi government source says the waiver lasts two months, renewable for two more, covers Najaf–Mashhad only, and comes with US passport checks and monitoring of revenue
كشف مصدر حكومي عراقي مسؤول لـالنهار، اليوم الثلاثاء، تفاصيل الترتيبات التي سمحت بعودة الرحلات الجوية بين العراق وإيران عبر مطار النجف الدولي حصراً، وبواسطة شركة الخطوط الجوية العراقية، في ظل شروط وقيود أميركية مشددة.ويأتي ذلك بعدما دخل ملف وقف الرحلات الجوية الإيرانية إلى المطارات العراقية مرحلة جديدة من التصعيد السياسي والأمني خلال الأيام الماضية، مع انتقال الاعتراض على الإجراءات الحكومية من البيانات والمواقف السياسية إلى الدعوة لتنظيم احتجاجات واعتصامات داخل المطارات.وفي المقابل، تتمسك بغداد بالإجراءات المتخذة لتجنب تعرّض مطاراتها وشركاتها والمؤسسات المرتبطة بها لعقوبات أميركية، وسط ضغوط من
Figure: length of waiver: two months, renewable, from a single unnamed source — “فترة السماح الأميركية ستكون لمدة شهرين فقط”
Whose voice: the whole account rests on one unnamed Iraqi government source — “كشف مصدر حكومي عراقي مسؤول لـالنهار”
How the objectors are framed: opposition to the halt is described as pressure from armed factions close to Iran — “وسط ضغوط من فصائل مسلحة وقوى سياسية مقرّبة من إيران”
Figure: waiver given as two months, from one unnamed official — “أن فترة السماح الأميركية ستكون لمدة شهرين فقط”
Sourcing: single anonymous government source — “كشف مصدر حكومي عراقي مسؤول لـالنهار”
Framing of opposition: opponents of the halt described as armed factions close to Iran — “وسط ضغوط من فصائل مسلحة وقوى سياسية مقرّبة من إيران للتراجع عنها”
Read it at An-Nahar → https://www.annahar.com/arab-world/arabian-levant/352566/النهار-تكشف-شر…
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Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation 🇵🇸PS · TV/radio · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted versus attributed recognition itself stated as fact ×1Attribution 'historic' attributed to the Palestinian ambassador ×1Dead counted, not named two dead are counted as 'citizens' and none are named; the wounded are not counted ×1Dead named Gives the dead man's full name and age. ×1 from 766 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1 from 15038 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ynet
Centre estimate · not a score
Ynet 🇮🇱IL · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1 from 2684 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
Centre estimate · not a score
North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Monitor
Centre estimate · not a score
Al-Monitor 🇺🇸US/ME · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor from anonymous officials Puts the IRGC at the trigger in a sentence sourc ×1Actor named Names the Director-General as the one who requested the dismissal ×1Actor named names Trump as the one who began the war, with Israel ×1Actor named names Israel as the actor in its military actions against the Palestinians ×1 from 1566 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency) 🇸🇾SY · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Jazeera English
Centre estimate · not a score
Al Jazeera English 🇶🇦QA · TV/radio · state-funded international No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1 from 4959 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
K Kan · Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
Centre estimate · not a score
Kan · Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation 🇮🇱IL · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Times of Israel
Centre estimate · not a score
The Times of Israel 🇮🇱IL · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actorless in own voice The killing is passive with no shooter in the se ×1Headline carries the purpose The livestock and the army's reason are in the h ×1Headline frame The headline carries the military's word for the ×1Military words carried whole Both the label for the dead and the phrase for t ×1 from 149 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Sabaah
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Al-Sabaah 🇮🇶IQ · newspaper · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ma'an News Agency
Centre estimate · not a score
Ma'an News Agency 🇵🇸PS · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Rai
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Al Rai 🇯🇴JO · newspaper · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Mada
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Mada 🇮🇶IQ · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency 🇵🇸PS · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Manar
State-owned, sometimes critical estimate · not a score
Al-Manar 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Galei Tzahal (Army Radio)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) 🇮🇱IL · TV/radio · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Middle East Eye
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Middle East Eye 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured How hard the claim is stated Its own body says the investigators did not attribute the network to the Emirati state — the qualification its headline drops. ×1How hard the claim is stated The body withdraws in one line the attribution its own headline makes ×1How deeply it is sourced Cites its own past reporting as the evidence for the claim in its own headline, and calls the evidence widespread in its own voice ×1How deeply it is sourced Offers its own past reporting as the evidence supporting the claim in its headline, inside the same sentence that carries the denial. ×1 from 125 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ammon News
Centre estimate · not a score
Ammon News 🇯🇴JO · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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