US lifts sanctions on Iraqi airline linked to Iran's IRGC: What to know
US lifts sanctions on Iraqi airline linked to Iran's IRGC: What to know
The airline was previously sanctioned for “providing assistance” for the IRGC and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
Rosaleen Carroll
Aug 5, 2026
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A memorial depicting Qassem Soleimani, the slain commander of the "Quds Force" of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), who was killed by a US airstrike in Iraq in 2020, is pictured at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026. — ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images
WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Iraqi carrier Fly Baghdad and two of its aircraft, reversing a 2024 designation alleging that the airline had supported Iran's Islamic Revolutionary........
