US Hits Remaining Parts of Iran’s Aviation Sector with Sanctions in Latest Move to Isolate Tehran
The action also suspends three licenses and targets front companies and intermediaries accused of helping Iran obtain aircraft and technology.
- On Tuesday, the Treasury Department sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines, expanding the Operation Economic Outcast campaign to isolate the regime's aviation infrastructure from global markets.
- The administration accused 36 entities of supporting the Islamic Republic's efforts to transport weapons and illicit cargo, targeting intermediaries in Turkey, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and the United Arab Emirates.
- Restrictions specifically impact Mahan Air, which has faced counterterrorism sanctions since 2019 for supporting the Revolutionary Guard, as the Treasury Department suspended three general licenses blocking overflight payments.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that entities doing business with these airlines risk being cut off from the global financial system, effectively removing the entire aviation sector from the market.
- Brent oil reached a seven-week high of $99 per barrel on Tuesday morning, while President Donald Trump insisted global oil prices "will drop precipitously" once the US wins the war.
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It is part of increasing its economic pressure on Iran in the midst of the war
The Treasury Department reported that the measure aims at “36 objectives to support Iran's aviation sector, which the regime uses to transport weapons, personnel and illegal cargo.” These include 27 Iranian airlines and companies based in countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Malaysia and Kazakhstan. “Basically, we are taking the entire aviation sector of the Iranian economy out of the market,” a US Treasury official told reporters…
US targets Iran’s airline industry as part of pressure campaign
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration took sweeping actions against Iran’s airline industry on Tuesday as part of its pressure campaign on Tehran. The latest sanctions hit 27 Iranian airlines and nine service providers and sales agents accused of providing services to Mahan Air, which has been sanctioned since 2011. Mahan Air
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Sung-min = On the 8th (local time), the U.S. Donald Trump administration [regarding] Iran's civil aviation... as part of the 'economic isolation operation' against Iran.
US hits remaining parts of Irans aviation sector with sanctions in latest move to isolate Tehran - The Tribune
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on additional aspects of Iran’s aviation industry, targeting more than two dozen commercial and private airlines as well as foreign cargo service providers in its new push to isolate Tehran from its remaining trading partners. The latest actions are part of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast campaign […]
The United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expanded the restrictive measures by adding dozens of entities and air carriers to the blacklists for links with Tehran. 35 organizations and one individual have been subject to restrictions by the United States Government, providing RIA News. 27 Iranian air carriers have suffered the main blows, including Iran Aseman Airlines, Kish Airlines, Qeshm Air, Zagros Airlines and a number of other compa…
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