Iraq bars plane carrying Iran's soccer team from landing in Basra over US sanctions, officials say
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BASRA, Iraq, Nov 10 (Reuters) - 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. The plane returned to Iran and landed at Abadan airport, and the team will now travel overland to Basra, an Iranian consulate official in Basra said. The Iranian team was travelling to Iraq to participate in a four-nation tournament in Basra also involving Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.
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- Nov 10, 12:56 PM UTCFirst reportIraq bars plane carrying Iran's soccer team from landing in Basra over US sanctions, officials saystraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 10, 2:27 PM UTC+2 hIraq bars Iranian football team’s plane from landing in Basra: Reportaljazeera.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 10, 2:27 PM UTC · +2 h
- Nov 10, 8:38 PM UTC+8 hIraq blocks Iranian football team’s plane from landing over US sanctionsaljazeera.com (again) ↗
- Nov 10, 10:12 PM UTC+9 h· you’re reading thisIraq bars plane carrying Iran's soccer team from landing in Basra over US sanctions, officials sayal-monitor.com ↗
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