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Bessent warns all Iranian airlines will shut down globally by Sept. 23

US Treasury chief threatens to expel foreign airports from dollar system if they service Iranian carriers.

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What to know

  • Bessent announced on September 21 that all Iranian airlines will cease operations globally starting September 23 through coordinated sanctions.
  • Foreign airports and companies providing fuel, landing services, or ticket sales to Iranian carriers will be barred from the dollar system.
  • The move caps months of escalating economic pressure following US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader in late February and Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Bessent warns all Iranian airlines will shut down globally by Sept. 23
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    “On September 23, all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world. If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets or you will be knocked out of the dollar system.”
    — Scott Bessent
    1. 11 outlets Leading Iranian airline cuts flights as US sanctions hit

      first by Financial Times, 6d ago · also Middle East Eye, ZeroHedge, Straits Times, FT, National Post, Al Jazeera +4

      8 more headlines
    2. 9 outlets All Iranian airlines to shut down worldwide by Sept. 23, US Treasury chief says

      first by Anadolu Agency, 2d ago · also The Hindu, Washington Times, Straits Times, Middle East Eye, ZeroHedge, CNBC +2

      8 more headlines

    • Bessent on Iran: On September 23, all Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world. How do we do that? If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be knocked out of the dollar

      @clashreportX2d ago280▲view on X ↗
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    • shipwreck75.bsky.social

      Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei has threatened countries enforcing US sanctions on Iranian airlines, warning that their airports could face disruption.-Al Jazeera

      shipwreck75.bsky.socialBluesky7h ago88▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • GeoWire@mastodon.social

      ⚡ NEWS Iran Cancels Flights to Baghdad and Muscat Ahead of US Aviation Sanctions Iran has cancelled flights to Baghdad and Muscat as the US imposes aviation sanctions targeting carriers. This move occurs seven months into the ongoing conflict with Iran, with officials from Oman and Iraq engaging in... 📰 https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/22/i…

      GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon1d ago2▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  2. background

    US Treasury sanctions remaining Iranian airlines under Operation Economic Outcast — Treasury imposed sanctions on 27 Iranian carriers and foreign companies supporting Iran's aviation sector as part of a broader campaign to isolate Tehran economically.

  3. background

    Bessent pledges 'economic D-Day' against Iran — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed the Trump administration would declare economic war on Tehran and choke off its access to international finance.

  4. background

    Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz in retaliation, oil prices surge — Tehran closed the vital waterway for energy transit, causing global oil prices to rise as the conflict spread across the Middle East.

  5. background

    US and Israel launch broad offensive against Iran, killing supreme leader — US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader and senior military officials, marking the start of sustained military conflict.

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  1. 4 outlets US threatens to ground Iranian airlines worldwide from Wednesday

    first by Mastodon, 2d ago · also IranWire, Indian Express, Al Jazeera

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  2. 3 outlets Iranian flights to Baghdad, Muscat cancelled on eve of US sanctions

    first by Middle East Eye, 1d ago · also Anadolu Agency, Al Jazeera

    3 more headlines
  3. 3 outlets Major Iranian Airline Suspends Several Flights Abroad, Adding to Isolation

    first by The New York Times, 6d ago · also NYT, NYT Middle East

  4. 2 outlets Iran-Turkey Flights to Be Suspended From September 21

    first by WANA News Agency, 6d ago · also Iran International

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  5. 2 outlets Mahan Air cancels Iran-Turkey flights until further notice

    first by iranintl.com, 5d ago · also Middle East Eye

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