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UAE Suspends All Iranian Airline Flights Amid US Sanctions: Report
The suspension follows US sanctions targeting 27 Iranian airlines and aims to cut off Iran’s civilian fleet from international routes.
- On Thursday, Iranian flights to Gulf neighbours including Dubai were cancelled after a US deadline passed for global firms to halt work with Iranian airlines, a major step in President Donald Trump's campaign he calls 'economic D-Day'.
- With the US-Israeli war against Iran largely stalemated for months on the battlefield, Washington announced a shift to financial sanctions targeting third-country companies doing business with Iranian firms, a practice known as 'secondary sanctions'.
- Flight tracking data showed no Iranian arrivals or departures at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports on Thursday, while Iranian carriers Qeshm and Varesh cancelled all UAE routes and flights to Oman, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Baghdad halted.
- On Wednesday, Iranian officials threatened to make regional airports 'unusable' if neighbouring countries complied with the US ban, warning that sustained restrictions could deepen Iran's economic crisis amid existing port blockades.
- The sanctions follow months of escalating Middle East tensions since Trump and Israel launched 'Operation Epic Fury' in February, with nearly 130,000 Yemenis now displaced by intensifying Houthi-Saudi conflict this month.
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Iranian airlines cancel all flights to UAE following strict new US sanctions
Iranian news agency ISNA reported on Thursday that all flights by Iranian airlines heading to the United Arab Emirates have been canceled effective midnight last night. This development follows a new package of strict US sanctions on the Iranian aviation sector coming into effect on Wednesday. The Trump administration has pledged to halt all operations …
·Cairo, Egypt
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The UAE has suspended flights to Iranian airlines indefinitely. This policy comes amid US pressure and sanctions on Iran's aviation sector.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has completely suspended operations by Iranian airlines as it joins U.S. sanctions against Iran.
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right22Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Right
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- 55% of the sources lean Right
55% Right
L 17%
C 28%
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