Pods are failing to start with an error 'Backoff pulling image registry/repo/image:tag reason registry/repo/image is blocked in /etc/containers/registries.conf ' in RHOCP 4

Solution Verified - Updated 2025-02-26T14:59:54+00:00 -

Issue

Unable to pull image from a specific repository and failing with an error blocked in /etc/containers/registries.conf.
Pods are failing to start with an error Backoff pulling image registry/repo/image:tag reason registry registry/repo is blocked in /etc/containers/registries.conf.

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