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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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The US is tightening its sanctions against Iranian airlines. What this means for aviation and international business relations.

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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