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A senior Iraqi resistance official has praised the Iraqi public’s “legendary steadfastness” and mass sit-ins that successfully pressured authorities to resume commercial flights between the holy city of Najaf and Iran, defying a US-imposed aviation blockade.

Sheikh Nazem Al-Saeedi, Head of the Executive Council of the Al-Nujaba Movement, issued a statement on Friday thanking the Iraqi masses for their “honorable positions,” which he said proved that “Iraq’s sovereignty is a red line.”

“Thank you to everyone who participated, contributed, and attended the sit-in at Najaf International Airport. Your sit-in was an expression of your sense of responsibility, and that standing by the oppressed, supporting the truth, and preserving the bonds of brotherhood among peoples are not passing positions, but rather a moral, religious, and humanitarian responsibility,” Al-Saeedi stated.

Confirming the success of the popular pressure campaign, the resistance leader announced that the airport has been reopened for flights and that future protests have been called off.