Deportation flight of Iranians from U.S. canceled at last minute

Deportation flight of Iranians from U.S. canceled at last minute2 publishers · first seen Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:07 UTC · updated Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:12 UTCIraq barred a plane carrying Iran's national football team from landing at Basra airport on Tuesday, citing concerns over US sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines, according to two Basra airport officials. The aircraft returned to Iran and landed at Abadan airport. The team then travelled by road to Basra. The Iranian team was travelling to Basra to take part in a four-nation football tournament featuring Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine. An Iraqi civil aviation official told Reuters that the decision was taken because the country could not risk violating US sanctions on Iranian airlines.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

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