Flights from Iran to the capitals of Iraq and Oman were cancelled\nstarting from midnight on Tuesday (22\/9), as an impact of the latest\nUnited States sanctions. Washington previously announced that all\nIranian airlines would be prohibited from operating starting 23\nSeptember.<\/p>\n
In the first acknowledgement of flight disruptions resulting from the\nUS measures, as reported by AFP on Wednesday (23\/9\/2026), Iranian state\nmedia reported on Tuesday (22\/9) night that flights to the capitals of\nIraq and Oman had been cancelled, while other routes remained\nunaffected.<\/p>\n
The latest US move, announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on\nMonday (21\/9), follows previously imposed aviation sanctions. Bessent\nalso warned of \u201csevere consequences\u201d for countries that act as\nfacilitators for Iran.<\/p>\n
The full extent of the impact remains unclear, given that Iran\u2019s\naviation sector has been a target of various sanctions for years.<\/p>\n
The Iranian news agency, Tasnim News Agency, quoting a civil aviation\nspokesperson, reported that \u201cBaghdad and Muscat airports will no as\nlonger accept flights from Iran\u201d starting Wednesday (23\/9) local\ntime.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther international flights, including destinations such as\nIstanbul, will operate as scheduled and as usual, and there are\ncurrently no issues with those flights,\u201d reported Tasnim News\nAgency.<\/p>\n
According to Tasnim, Iranian aviation authorities are conducting\ntalks to divert flight routes from Baghdad to Najaf, a primary\ndestination for Iranian pilgrims.<\/p>\n
Another Iranian news agency, ISNA, reported that negotiations with\nOman are also underway.<\/p>\n
Previously, Iran\u2019s national carrier, Iran Air, stated that it \u201chas\nnot yet received any official notification or instructions from the\naviation authorities of Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan, or\nIraq.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, on Monday (21\/9), Georgian authorities banned Iranian\nairlines from operating within their territory. Additionally, Mahan Air,\nwhich has been under US sanctions since 2011, suspended services to\nTurkey at the request of the Turkish government.<\/p>\n
In Iraq, the local government has not yet announced plans to enforce\na flight ban. However, several sources, including a senior government\nofficial, told AFP that Baghdad would comply.<\/p>\n
Iraq is a major destination for Iranian airlines, particularly for\ntransporting pilgrims between Shia holy sites.<\/p>\n
The US Treasury Secretary, in his announcement on Monday (21\/9),\nstated that Iranian airlines would face difficulties operating starting\nWednesday (23\/9) local time due to the impact of the American\nsanctions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll Iranian airlines will cease operations worldwide,\u201d Bessent said\nin an interview with CNBC.<\/p>\n
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of\nthe Treasury announced on 8 September that at least 27 Iranian airlines\nwere sanctioned under Executive Order 13902. Most Iranian airlines\ncaught in the sanctions operate domestic routes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIran continues to use airlines under the guise of being\n\u2018commercial\u2019, many of which are controlled by the regime and the IRGC\n(Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), to transport fighters, send weapons\nand sensitive technology, and move gold and cash to its proxies,\u201d OFAC\nstated.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s aviation sector has long been a target of various sanctions.\nMahan Air, Iran\u2019s largest private airline operating extensive\ninternational routes, has been under US sanctions since 12 October 2011,\nover allegations of providing financial, material, and technological\nsupport to the Quds Force, the international wing of the Islamic\nRevolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-sanctions-take-effect-flights-from-iran-cancelled-1790146873", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }