US Treasury removes sanctions on Fly Baghdad, previously linked to Iran’s IRGC
The US Treasury said on Wednesday it had removed counterterrorism sanctions from Iraq’s Fly Baghdad Airlines and two aircraft that were imposed in 2024 over links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, citing changes in the airline’s behavior, Reuters reported, citing a Treasury official.
“FBA has demonstrated major changes to their operations such that their listing is no longer warranted,” the official said. “They have addressed sanctionable conduct.”
The removal of Fly Baghdad Airlines, Iraq Express and two Boeing 737 aircraft from the Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals list was part of the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s process for reconsidering sanctions following changes in behavior, the official said.
The official said the move did not indicate any shift in US policy toward Iran’s government, the IRGC or any organization designated as terrorist and was unrelated to US negotiations with Iran over a possible agreement to end hostilities in the Persian Gulf.
No details were provided on the specific changes that warranted lifting the sanctions, and the official said they could be reimposed at any time.