Iraq blocks Iranian football team’s plane from landing over US sanctions
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 10.
Iraq has barred Iran’s national football team from landing in Basra due to US sanctions on Iranian airlines.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
- 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 h· you’re reading thisIraq blocks Iranian football team’s plane from landing over US sanctionsaljazeera.com (again) ↗
- Nov 10, 10:12 PM UTC+9 hIraq bars plane carrying Iran's soccer team from landing in Basra over US sanctions, officials sayal-monitor.com ↗
Single timestamp
10h agoOnly 1 source — pending corroboration
10h agoAverage source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national
10h agoNo authoritative sources yet — awaiting wire/institutional coverage
10h agoIraq blocks Iranian football team’s plane from landing over US sanctions Iraq has barred Iran’s national football team from landing in Basra due to US sanctions on Iranian airlines.
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