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US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says
US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says
US President Donald Trump’s administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions programme on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shiite Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The source, who is involved in the deliberations, said the US Treasury Department waiver would allow Iraqi Airways to fly back and forth…