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US slaps sanctions on Iran airlines, service providers

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned 27 remaining Iranian airlines and revoked overflight licensing exemptions on Tuesday, aiming to cut off Iran’s aviation sector and foreign procurement networks under its expanded "Operation Economic Outcast" campaign.

AFP WORLD
Published September 08,2026 06:04 PM
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The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on "all remaining Iranian airlines" that have yet to face such penalties, as Washington pushes to step up economic pressure on Iran during the ongoing war.

The US Treasury Department said its latest action takes aim at "36 targets for supporting Iran's aviation sector, which the regime uses to move weapons, personnel, and illicit cargo."