Passengers exit through the arrivals gate of Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in the central holy city of Najaf on October 4, 2026. The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for some Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the Iraqi prime minister's office said on October 2, as Washington targets Iran's aviation sector to choke its economy in the Middle East war. (Photo by Qassem al-KAABI / AFP via Getty Images)

Vehicles drive through the entrance gate of Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in the central holy city of Najaf on October 4, 2026. The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for some Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the Iraqi prime minister's office said on October 2, as Washington targets Iran's aviation sector to choke its economy in the Middle East war. (Photo by Qassem al-KAABI / AFP via Getty Images)

A passenger looks at a flight information display at Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in the central holy city of Najaf on October 4, 2026. The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for some Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the Iraqi prime minister's office said on October 2, as Washington targets Iran's aviation sector to choke its economy in the Middle East war. (Photo by Qassem al-KAABI / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk past the arrivals gate of Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in the central holy city of Najaf on October 4, 2026. The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for some Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the Iraqi prime minister's office said on October 2, as Washington targets Iran's aviation sector to choke its economy in the Middle East war. (Photo by Qassem al-KAABI / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk past the arrivals gate of Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in the central holy city of Najaf on October 4, 2026. The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for some Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the Iraqi prime minister's office said on October 2, as Washington targets Iran's aviation sector to choke its economy in the Middle East war. (Photo by Qassem al-KAABI / AFP via Getty Images)

A passenger looks at a flight information display at Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in the central holy city of Najaf on October 4, 2026. The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for some Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the Iraqi prime minister's office said on October 2, as Washington targets Iran's aviation sector to choke its economy in the Middle East war. (Photo by Qassem al-KAABI / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers install scaffolding at a construction site on the outskirts of Amritsar on October 4, 2026. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP via Getty Images)

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 03: Jorja Smith and Imran Amed, Founder & CEO, The Business of Fashion attend the BoF500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week at Shangri-La Hotel Paris on October 03, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images for The Business of Fashion)