Iranian airlines to be cut off from global system as US Treasury announces secondary sanctions
The move is part of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast, designed to ramp up economic pressure on Tehran alongside the conflict with Iran.
The United States Treasury Department announced on Monday that foreign companies providing services to Iranian airlines will be subject to secondary sanctions starting September 23, effectively grounding the airlines globally, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent stated on CNBC that the move would prevent these carriers from operating at airports worldwide, as they would be barred from receiving fuel, landing services, and ticket sales.
He emphasized that the US threat extends beyond the airlines themselves to include airports, fuel suppliers, ticketing agencies, and other service providers. "If they land, they cannot be supplied with fuel or landing services, nor can tickets be sold for them; otherwise, you will be cut off from the dollar system," Bessent warned.
This decision follows the Treasury's recent sanctions on all active Iranian airlines not previously on sanctions lists, as part of the Trump administration's Operation Economic Outcast aimed at increasing economic pressure on Tehran amid ongoing conflict with Iran.
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