Iraq's Najaf airport suspends all flights to and from Iran starting Friday

​Iraq's ​Najaf International ‌Airport has suspended ​all flights to ‌and from Iran starting on Friday, the state news ‌agency reported.

Two sources ‌told Reuters earlier that Iraq was discussing diverting ⁠Iranian ​flights ⁠from Baghdad to Najaf after ⁠ordering its civil aviation ​authority to suspend Iranian ⁠flights to Baghdad airport from ⁠Wednesday, ​following a US threat to sanction ⁠any airport that services ⁠Iranian ⁠carriers.