Trump administration sanctions all Iranian airlines in aviation crackdown

Trump administration sanctions all Iranian airlines in aviation crackdown Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 20:59 The Treasury suspended the ability of non-US airlines to operate any route to Iran that originates in the US Passengers disembark from a privately owned Mahan Air flight at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on 15 September 2021 (Karim Sahib/AFP) Off The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it is sanctioning 27 Iranian air carriers in a bid to deny the government in Tehran from moving "wea