The United States has lifted sanctions on Iraq’s Fly Baghdad, removing restrictions that had been imposed on the airline over alleged links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. The move was announced on Wednesday and marks a notable shift in the status of the Iraqi carrier.
Fly Baghdad had previously been designated by the US as part of a sanctions action tied to accusations involving the IRGC. By ending those sanctions, Washington has reversed the earlier measure that had placed the airline under financial and regulatory pressure.
The decision is significant because US sanctions can affect an airline’s international operations, business relationships and broader access to services. For Fly Baghdad, the change could ease some of the obstacles created by the earlier designation.
While the announcement confirms that the sanctions have been lifted, the available details remain limited in the trimmed report. What is clear is that the US action removes a major penalty from the Iraqi airline after it had been linked by American authorities to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
