Iraq suspends Iranian flights to Baghdad after US sanctions threat: Report

Iraq has ordered its civil aviation authority to suspend Iranian flights to Baghdad airport from Wednesday, Reuters reported citing sources. This comes after US threatened secondary sanctions against airports and service providers that continue to handle Iranian carriers.The suspension will begin at midnight on Wednesday, the sources said. The Iraqi government is also discussing diverting Iranian Airways flights from Baghdad to Najaf airport, they added.The move comes after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that all Iranian airlines would be shut down from September 23 through the threat of secondary sanctions against aviation service providers, seven months into the war between the United States and Iran.Bessent told CNBC that airports and other companies servicing Iranian airlines could face severe consequences."When Iranian airlines land at an airport, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be…