Iraq’s Najaf Airport to Resume Iran Flights on October 4

The resumption itself is procedural, but the detail that matters is the framing: Najaf's management ties the return to airlines' own operating schedules rather than a fixed timetable, which suggests a phased reopening rather than a full reset. Najaf is a pilgrimage-heavy gateway, so the traffic that returns first — Mashhad and Tehran — reflects religious and diaspora demand more than general connectivity. Whether the initial three round trips widen, or stall at a symbolic level, is the open question.