• Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi tells US media that Iran has not allowed Iraqi tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Iraq has lost about $60bn in revenue since the war began, as well as 60 percent of its monthly export revenue.

Rubio meets Iraq’s al-Zaidi to discuss disarming armed groups

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in New York to discuss the future of the US-Iraq partnership, according to the State Department.

“The Secretary and Prime Minister agreed on the importance of Iraq dismantling terrorist militias, preventing attacks from Iraqi territory, and fully exercising its sovereignty,” the department said in a statement.

Earlier on Monday, al-Zaidi said the deadline for armed factions to disarm had been pushed back to June 30, 2027.

Iraqi airports notified to stop accepting Iranian aircraft as of midnight

Iraqi airports have been notified to stop accepting Iranian aircraft as of midnight on Tuesday to comply with US sanctions, an Iraqi official has told Al Jazeera.

The official said companies providing ground services to Iranian aircraft will also cease operations on Tuesday.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has pledged to “shut down” all Iranian airlines “around the world” as of Wednesday, as Washington seeks to cripple Iran’s economy and force the country’s leaders to make major concessions aimed at ending the war.

Iran redirects Baghdad-bound flights to Najaf amid airport flight suspensions

The spokesperson for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization says airports in Baghdad and Muscat will not accept flights from Iran starting on Tuesday.

Iran is coordinating to redirect flights bound for Baghdad to Iraq’s Najaf Airport, the spokesperson told the semiofficial Tasnim news agency, adding that other international flights, including those to Istanbul, will operate normally.

Separately, Azerbaijan Airlines said Iranian airlines have suspended flights to Azerbaijan as of Tuesday due to US sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector.

On Monday, the secretary of the US Treasury said that “on September 23, all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world”, as part of a US economic pressure campaign.