Azerbaijan has suspended flights of Iranian airlines due to US sanctions.
23-09-2026 11:58 Azerbaijan Politics
Azatutyun. Azerbaijan has suspended flights of Iranian airlines since yesterday, Azerbaijani media report, citing the national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines.
Azerbaijan explained the decision by the imposition of US sanctions against Iran's aviation sector.
On September 8, the US government announced restrictions on Iran's civil aviation as part of the strictest economic sanctions against Iran:
At that time, sanctions were imposed on a total of 36 entities "for supporting Iran's aviation sector, which, according to the US, Iran uses for the transportation of weapons, personnel, and illegal cargo." Among them were 27 Iranian commercial airlines, including Air Shiraz, Asa Jet Airline, Ata Airlines Company, Atlas Aviation Group, Ava Airlines, and Fly Kish Airlines:
In addition to Iranian companies, the sanctions list also included organizations from third countries that facilitate the operations of Iranian airlines. In particular, sanctions were imposed on the Kazakh company Tour Invest. The US Treasury Department stated that this company acted as the main sales agent for Mahan Air, Iran's largest private airline, which had previously been sanctioned by the US.
"Any foreign company or individual that provides assistance to Iranian airlines under sanctions, including through the transfer of aircraft, cargo transportation, or support for general sales agents, will face severe consequences for supporting the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism," the US Treasury Department announced at that time.
Yesterday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Beneath also announced that all Iranian airlines' operations worldwide would be suspended starting September 23. In an interview with CNBC, Beneath outlined the measures related to the sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines at the beginning of the month.
He noted that airports and companies that continue to provide services to Iranian airlines under sanctions may lose the opportunity to access the US dollar financial system.
Beneath also stated that the US government is targeting banks that it accuses of transferring billions of dollars to the Iranian government. He mentioned that three banks have already been sanctioned and warned that their corresponding operations would be halted.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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