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Iraq bars plane carrying Iran's soccer team from landing in Basra over US sanctions, officials say

Headline via The Straits Times · first report 10 Nov, 18:18 IST, latest 11 Nov, 13:02 IST

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What we know

5 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Straits Times at 10 Nov, 18:18 IST; the latest is from The Times of India at 11 Nov, 13:02 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by5 news organisations
First report10 Nov, 18:18 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 13:02 IST
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BASRA, Iraq, Nov 10 - Iraq barred a plane carrying Iran's national soccer team from landing at Basra airport on Tuesday, a decision by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority linked to US sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines, two Basra airport officials said.
Decision by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority reportedly related to ⁠US sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines.
The Iranian team was ⁠travelling to Iraq to participate in a four-nation tournament in Basra, also involving Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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