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US Removes Sanctions on Fly Baghdad and Two Aircraft
The US Treasury has removed Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and two aircraft from its sanctions list, while keeping sanctions on the airline’s identified owner, Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan Al-Shabbani. The aircraft are Boeing…
The Story in Brief
The US Treasury has removed Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and two aircraft from its sanctions list, while keeping sanctions on the airline’s identified owner, Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan Al-Shabbani. The aircraft are Boeing 737s with tail numbers YI-BAF and YI-BAN, Times Now reports. The delisting covers Fly Baghdad Airlines Company, Fly Baghdad and Iraq Express.
NDTV says the Treasury update gave no reason for the decision. Times Now, citing a Reuters report and a US Treasury official, says the move followed an Office of Foreign Assets Control review and changes in the airline’s conduct. The official said it did not signal a policy shift on Iran or the Revolutionary Guard, and was unrelated to US-Iran talks.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that the delisting proves either a sweeping US policy change or a clean bill of health for Fly Baghdad go beyond the available record. The Treasury has removed the company and aircraft, but not the identified owner. At the same time, the public notice, as reported by NDTV, does not explain the reasoning, while Times Now offers a review-based account. The useful test is whether Treasury publishes fuller grounds and whether the owner’s sanctions status changes.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
