First Iran flights cancelled as US sanctions set to come into force

Flights from Iran to the capitals of Iraq and Oman are scheduled to be cancelled starting at midnight local time. The cancellations were reported on Tuesday by local media, citing a civil aviation spokesman who stated that the airports in Baghdad and Muscat will no longer accept Iranian flights.

The service halts coincide with the imminent implementation of expanded United States sanctions targeting Iran's aviation industry. The restrictions come into force just hours after the announcement of the flight suspensions, directly impacting regional travel routes between Iran and its neighbors.