Iraq Seeks US Exemption for Iranian Airlines Amid Flight Ban

…travel for patients, students and pilgrims. All Iraqi airports enforced the ban this week, resulting in major disruption at the airport of the holy city of Najaf, the main destination for Iranian flights to Iraq. " The Iraqi government is holding direct talks with the American side to exempt certain Iraqi airports from these measures ," the prime minister's media office said. An exemption would allow flights to resume "for humanitarian reasons, including medical treatment, education, religious visits, and for the interest of civilians," it added.…