Iranian airlines to be cut off from global system as US Treasury announces secondary sanctions
An Airbus A310-304 aircraft of Iranian airliner Mahan Air sits on the tarmac after landing at Sanaa International Airport in the Yemeni capital on March 1, 2015; Illustrative. (photo credit: Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images) Foreign companies continuing to provide services to Iranian airlines will risk facing US secondary sanctions starting on Wednesday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday. “On September 23, all Iranian airlines will be grounded globally,” Bessent told CNBC. The move could effectively prevent Iranian carriers from operating at airports worldwide. He noted that the US threat applies not only to the airlines themselves but also to airports, fuel suppliers, ticketing agencies, and other service providers. “If they land, they cannot be supplied with fuel or landing services, nor can tickets be sold for them; otherwise, you will be cut off from the dollar system,” he said. The move is part of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outc...