Citing Reuters, Al Jazeera reported that two officials at Basra International Airport stated that the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority refused to allow an aircraft carrying the Iranian national football team to land on Tuesday, citing reasons related to U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines. An official at the Iranian Consulate in Basra stated that the plane has returned to Iran's Abadan Airport, and the team will travel to Basra by land instead to participate in the match. The above accounts were provided to the media by the officials and do not represent a newly announced ban on all flights.