伊拉克航空周一表示，将于周四恢复飞往伊朗的直飞航班，届时将从纳杰夫国际机场开通飞往伊朗三座城市的每日航班。
Iraqi Airways said Monday it will resume direct flights to Iran on Thursday, with daily services from Najaf International Airport to three Iranian cities.
伊拉克国家航空公司在一份声明中表示，自10月8日起，其航班时刻表将包括德黑兰、马什哈德和伊斯法罕。
The Iraqi national carrier said in a statement that its flight schedule, beginning Oct. 8, will include Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan.
公司表示，此举旨在便利乘客出行，并提供伊拉克与上述伊朗城市之间的定期航空运输。
It said the move aims to facilitate passenger travel and provide regular air transport between Iraq and the Iranian cities.
9月29日，伊拉克交通部宣布，伊拉克航空已获得一项特别豁免，获准运营飞往伊朗的航班，为其在完成监管和技术要求后于10月恢复航班铺平道路。
On Sept. 29, Iraq’s Transport Ministry announced that Iraqi Airways had secured a special exemption allowing it to operate flights to Iran, paving the way for their resumption in October after regulatory and technical requirements were completed.
交通部表示，伊拉克航空于3月初暂停飞往伊朗的航班，作为一项“预防措施”，背景是德黑兰与华盛顿之间的军事局势升级；与此同时，伊朗各航空公司于9月23日停止运营飞往伊拉克的航班。
The ministry said Iraqi Airways had suspended flights to Iran in early March as a “precautionary measure” amid military escalation between Tehran and Washington, while Iranian airlines stopped operating flights to Iraq on Sept. 23.
10月2日，伊拉克总理阿里·扎伊迪办公室宣布达成一项协议，除马汉航空外，伊朗各航空公司可每天运营40个往返纳杰夫国际机场的航班。
On Oct. 2, the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi announced an agreement allowing Iranian airlines, with the exception of Mahan Air, to operate 40 flights daily to and from Najaf International Airport.
扎伊迪对所谓美国政府积极回应伊拉克方面争取获得所需豁免的努力表示欢迎，并称该措施旨在便利出行，尤其是就医、宗教朝觐和旅游。
Al-Zaidi welcomed what he described as a positive response from the US government to Iraqi efforts to secure the required exemption, saying the measure was intended to facilitate travel, particularly for medical treatment, religious visits and tourism.
自2011年以来，马汉航空因被指控向伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队圣城旅提供资金、物资和技术支持而受到美国制裁。
Mahan Air has been under US sanctions since 2011 over alleged financial, material and technological support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force.