US Sanctions Dozens of Companies Linked to Iran’s Aviation Sector
The new penalties are part of Operation Economic Outcast, a growing campaign to financially isolate Tehran.
TL;DR
- U.S. Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on Iran's airline sector.
- 27 Iranian airline operators targeted for allegedly transporting military personnel and weapons.
- Eight companies from Turkey, UAE, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and UK sanctioned for circumventing existing sanctions.
- An individual, Ibrahim Ali Mohamed Mohamed Mahran, was also named in the sanctions.