According to Jin10, Najaf International Airport in Iraq announced on October 3 that flights between Iraq and Iran would resume from October 4, with four round-trip flights scheduled that day to Tehran and Mashhad. The airport said the number of flights to and from Iran is expected to gradually increase in the coming days. Iraq's prime minister's office said on October 2 that, after talks with the United States, an agreement was reached allowing Iranian airlines to operate a total of 40 flights a day to and from Najaf Airport, excluding Mahan Air.