Iraq has banned Iran’s national soccer team from landing in Basra due to US sanctions on Iranian airlines. The team was forced to return to Iran before traveling by bus and entering Iraq through the Shalamcheh border crossing to compete in a four-nation tournament. Published on November 10, 2026 November 10, 2026 Share Iraq blocks the landing of the Iranian soccer team’s plane due to US sanctions on social networks share-nodes Sharegoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
