How the U.S. Treasury's New Aviation Sanctions on Iran Extend Beyond Tehran

How the U.S. Treasury's New Aviation Sanctions on Iran Extend Beyond Tehran

The U.S. Treasury issued sweeping new sanctions against Iran this week, targeting the country’s airlines and their international service providers as it ramps up its effort to isolate Tehran from the global economy.

Aviation in the grip. The US Treasury Department has expanded the sanctions pressure campaign on the Iranian aviation sector: more than two dozen commercial and private Iranian airlines, as well as a number of foreign cargo..

Aviation in the gripThe US Treasury Department has expanded the sanctions pressure campaign on the Iranian aviation sector: more than two dozen commercial and private Iranian airlines, as well as a number of foreign cargo operators working...

OFAC Increases the Scope of Sanctions on Iran

On September 8 and 10, 2026, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned multiple companies and persons for supporting Iran’s aviation sector and for enabling Iran to destabilize the Middle East.  The aviation-related sanctions include covert front companies, foreign intermediaries, and deceptive transshipment routes that Iran relies on to obtain...

Georgian Aviation Agency Pledges ‘Full Compliance’ Amid New U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Airlines - Civil Georgia

Georgia’s Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA), the state regulatory body for civil aviation, said on September 10 that Georgia will act “in full compliance with the international sanctions regime,” two days after the United States announced new sanctions against Iranian airlines, some of which operate flights to Georgia. “Since the expanded sanctions list announced by the U.S. State Department includes airlines that currently operate air travel between…

US tightens Iran sanctions licensing policy

The United States Treasury Department announced on Thursday that it will tighten its sanctions policy toward Iran, saying it will generally presume denial of requests for specific licenses authorizing...

United States issues new round of Iran-related sanctions targeting aviation sector

The expanded sanctions on Iran's aviation sector could further isolate Iran economically, impacting global businesses and diplomatic relations.