Iraq prevents Iranian national football team plane from landing

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According to Channel 14 Israel, Iraq prevented the plane carrying the Iranian national football team from landing at Basra Airport on Tuesday. An official at the Iranian consulate in Basra confirmed that the plane was forced to return to Iran, and the team will travel to Iraq by land to participate in a four-team tournament in Basra. Iraqi civil aviation authorities stated that the decision was made to avoid the risk of violating US sanctions. On September 23, the United States announced sanctions against any company worldwide that engages with Iranian airlines. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that airports serving Iranian airlines could face sanctions, including exclusion from the US dollar system. This incident follows Iraq's previous decision in September to suspend Iranian flights to Baghdad Airport.