ISTANBUL (Bernama-Anadolu): Operations of all Iranian commercial airlines will shut down globally beginning Wednesday (Sept 23), United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
"On Sept 23, all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world," Bessent told US television network CNBC, outlining broad secondary sanctions aimed at isolating Tehran's civil aviation network.
Bessent explained that international hubs servicing Iranian planes would face complete exclusion from the American banking system.
Foreign operators cannot refuel the aircraft, provide landing facilities, or sell passenger tickets without risking their access to dollar clearing, he warned.
Iranian officials did not immediately issue a public response regarding the planned aviation restrictions.
The aviation embargo comes as Washington escalates economic measures against Tehran under Operation Economic Fury amid the Iran war, which is now in its seventh month.
The war began in late February following coordinated US-Israeli strikes, sparking maritime disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, persistent regional missile exchanges, and heightened pressure on Iran's commercial and financial conduits. -- BERNAMA-ANADOLU
