Iran threatens to paralyze regional airports if they block Iranian flights
Tehran warns neighbors that cooperating with U.S. aviation sanctions will result in their own airports being targeted.
What to know
- Iran's SNSC issued threats to paralyze regional airports if neighboring countries cooperate with new U.S. aviation sanctions targeting Iranian airlines.
- Treasury Secretary Bessent announced sanctions intended to shut down all Iranian airlines globally, warning that airports and companies servicing them face exclusion from the dollar system.
- Regional responses are split: Turkey canceled all Iranian carrier flights, while China continues allowing Iranian aircraft to land.
“You are our friends, but you should not join America's ranks. You should prevent the war from spreading.”
Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's Supreme National Security Council chief · ZeroHedge ↗ · Sep 22
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Turkey cancels all Iranian carrier flights; China allows landings
Turkey took action to cancel all flights for Iranian carriers in the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, a Mahan Air flight from Tehran landed in Guangzhou, China on Sept. 23 as the new U.S. aviation sanctions took effect, demonstrating China's non-compliance with the U.S. order.
“We ask all the countries of the region not to join America's adventure. If they do not allow Iranian aircraft to travel, their own airports will not be able to have flights either.”
— Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's Supreme National Security Council chief · source -
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BREAKING: Iran threatens to paralyse airports in neighboring countries if they block Iranian flights under the US order, warning their airports will not be able to operate, per Iran's SNSC chief Rezaei to IRIB. "If you ban our flights and enter into cooperation with America,
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Iran's Supreme National Security Council warns of airport retaliation — Iran's Supreme National Security Council, via chief Mohsen Rezaei, warned neighboring states that their airports will be "paralyzed" if they cooperate with U.S. attempts to prevent Iranian airlines from landing, appealing to regional countries not to "join America's adventure."
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Bessent declares sanctions will shut down Iranian airlines — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that by Wednesday, Sept. 23, all Iranian airlines would be shut down around the world as part of the Trump/Bessent Economic D-Day initiative, warning that airports and companies providing fuel, landing, and ticketing for sanctioned Iranian entities risk exclusion from the dollar system.