Can the US ban Iranian airlines worldwide and what would it mean?
News Source : Al Jazeera English
News Summary
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced that all Iranian airlines could in effect be shut out of international operations from Wednesday.
- He warned companies against providing services to the country's carriers.
- The announcement marked a step up in US President Donald Trump’s ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ The principal carriers operating outside Iran are Mahan Air, state-owned Iran Air and Qeshm Air.
- The impact would extend beyond those airports to where Iranian airlines depend on local refuelling, overlays, ground handling and ticket-sales infrastructure.
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