US Treasury chief says Iran airlines to be 'shut down' 23 September
US Treasury chief says Iran airlines to be 'shut down' 23 September US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that Iranian airlines will have trouble functioning globally in two days under the weight of American sanctions, as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Tehran. On 23 September "all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world," Bessent told CNBC in an interview as the war launched by the United States and Israel nears the seven-month mark. "If they land, you cannot provide them