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Iran Airlines Cancel Flights As US Sanctions Hit
- Effective Wednesday, Iran suspended flights to Baghdad and Muscat ahead of new United States sanctions taking effect. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that secondary sanctions would shut down Iranian airlines.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that airports providing fuel or landing services to Iranian carriers face exclusion from the dollar system. This secondary sanctions strategy cuts off essential operational support for Iranian aviation.
- The Civil Aviation Organization is "negotiating so that flights whose destination is Baghdad can be redirected to Najaf Airport." Flights to Istanbul and other international destinations will operate as scheduled.
- Tehran signaled Saturday it remains open to Qatar-mediated talks for long-term resolution. Security chief Mohsen Rezaei told Al Jazeera, "It is in Washington's interest to accept these conditions," maintaining a combative stance.
- President Donald Trump's administration expanded secondary sanctions in late August across shipping and technology sectors. The Treasury Department's OFAC issued stricter measures earlier this month, marking seven months into the U.S.-Iran conflict.
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Dubai: Economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran intensified yesterday as the United States moved to tighten restrictions on the country's aviation sector, while indirect contacts between Washington and Tehran, mediated by Qatar, opened a fresh diplomatic channel on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.The latest US measures came after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that entities supplying fuel to Iranian airl…
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If an Iranian flight lands in another country, it will be prohibited to supply it with fuel, provide it with operational services or sell tickets from that airline.
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