Iraq’s Badr Organization Emphasizes Unbreakable Ties between Tehran, Baghdad

IQNA – Secretary-General of the Badr Organization Hadi Al-Amiri commended the efforts of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi which led to an agreement to resume Iranian flights to Najaf International Airport.

Mohammad Raad, the media director for the Badr Organization’s Secretary-General, announced in a statement that Al-Amiri appreciated the prime minister's efforts following the Iraqi government's agreement to allow 40 daily flights by Iranian airlines, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.

Highlighting the deep bonds between the Iranian and Iraqi peoples, he added that Iraq’s fundamental principles are rooted in cohesion and unity, and that the historical ties and bridges connecting the two nations cannot be severed.

“Indeed, no separation or distance can be placed between Iran and Iraq.”

The Iraqi prime minister's office announced that a series of contacts and follow-ups by the prime minister with relevant parties resulted in an agreement allowing Iranian airlines—with the exception of Mahan Air—to operate 40 daily flights to and from Najaf International Airport.

In a statement, the office announced that, as part of the government's efforts to facilitate the movement of travelers and pilgrims entering or leaving Iraq—and to support humanitarian, medical, tourism, and educational needs— Al-Zaidi had pursued the resumption of Iranian airline flights to and from Najaf International Airport.

According to the statement, these efforts—following a series of contacts and follow-ups with relevant parties—resulted in the agreement allowing Iranian airlines to operate 40 daily flights to and from Najaf International Airport.

In this context, Al-Zaidi emphasized that air travel is not merely a transfer between two airports but a bridge connecting nations.

The Iraqi prime minister further stressed that Iraq prioritizes the interests of its people in its foreign relations, emphasizing the establishment of balanced, positive ties with various countries and the use of these relationships to facilitate the lives of citizens and sustain connections between nations.