Mahmoud Nabavian criticizes Iraq as US 'puppet' over flight suspensions
Summary
Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian criticized Iraq’s government as an American “puppet” in response to the suspension of Iranian flights to Baghdad and Najaf, warning that the Iraqi people would react. This suspension, which affected multiple Iraqi airports including Najaf, Erbil, and Sulaimaniya, was enacted early Friday and is currently indefinite. Nabavian also called for Iraq’s Coordination Framework—an alliance of Shiite political groups with ties to Tehran—to take responsibility for appointing a prime minister he labeled a US “puppet.”
Analysis
Mahmoud Nabavian: Mahmoud Nabavian is an Iranian lawmaker and member of parliament’s National Security Committee. In this news, he criticized Iraq’s government as an American puppet and warned that Iraqis would respond to the suspension of Iranian flights to Baghdad and Najaf. He also demanded that Iraq’s Coordination Framework take responsibility for selecting a prime minister he described in similar terms. Iraq's Coordination Framework: Iraq's Coordination Framework is an alliance of Shiite political groups whose members include close partners of Tehran. Iranian MP Mahmoud Nabavian called on the alliance to accept responsibility for choosing Iraq’s prime minister, whom he described as a US puppet, amid tensions over flight suspensions. Iran's Civil Aviation Organization: Iran's Civil Aviation Organization is Iran’s regulatory authority for civil aviation matters. It announced that Baghdad airport had stopped accepting Iranian airlines’ flights, prompting further suspensions at Najaf, Erbil, and Sulaimaniya airports. Aviation: Multiple Iraqi airports suspended all flights to and from Iran starting early Friday until further notice. Diplomacy: An Iranian lawmaker publicly criticized Iraq’s government and Coordination Framework over the flight suspensions and demanded accountability for the choice of prime minister.
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