U.S. Threatens to Ground Iranian Airlines Worldwide
The sanctions target foreign airports and service firms that keep Iranian carriers flying, while Chinese officials remain engaged in talks on compliance.
- On Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that all Iranian airlines will be grounded globally starting Wednesday, September 23, 2026, as Washington tightens sanctions on the country's aviation sector.
- Foreign airports, fuel suppliers, and ticketing companies servicing Iranian carriers face exclusion from the U.S. dollar system. "If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be knocked out of the dollar system," Bessent warned.
- This action expands "Operation Economic Outcast," a broader U.S. campaign targeting Iran's financial, shipping, and technology sectors. The Treasury previously sanctioned 36 entities on September 8 to further isolate the regime's aviation capabilities.
- Following talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, Bessent noted that Chinese officials have been "very engaged" in discussions regarding sanctions compliance. China remains a primary economic partner for Tehran, making its cooperation critical to Washington's isolation strategy.
- These measures coincide with the ongoing U.S.-Iran war, which has disrupted oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz and rattled global markets. President Donald Trump recently described his options as "wiping Iran out, letting them rot economically, or making a deal.
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Operations of all Iranian commercial airlines will be shut down globally starting Wednesday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. "On September 23, all Iranian airlines will be shut down worldwide," Bessent told US television network CNBC on Monday, outlining broad secondary sanctions aimed at isolating Tehran's civil aviation network. Bessent explained that international hubs that service Iranian planes would face complete exclusion from t…
U.S. grounds all Iranian airplane flights – The Horn News
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just delivered Iran’s regime a massive gut punch. Starting Wednesday, every single Iranian airline gets shut out of the skies worldwide, and it happens to land right as the mullahs’ own president touches down in New York for his UN speaking slot. “On September 23, all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world,” Bessent told CNBC on Monday. “If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot…
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The U.S. Treasury has explicitly stated that foreign companies supporting sanctioned Iranian airlines will face serious consequences. Finance Minister Scott Bessent also warned that supporters of Iran can be cut off from the U.S. financial system.
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