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Iran sees air, land travel chaos as US sanctions bite
Headline from France 24, on the newest of 4 developments
Flights between Iran and the United Arab Emirates have been suspended, following tighter US sanctions on Iran's aviation industry. The move effectively cuts Tehran off from Dubai, one of the region's most important commercial hubs.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iranian airlines could be shut out of international travel on Wednesday, as Washington threatens secondary sanctions on any foreign company that keeps servicing them.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Iranian airlines with a “shut-down” from tomorrow, by means of airports refusing to refuel them and sell tickets, in the latest verbal escalation in the U.S.-Iran war, despite reported efforts to achieve peace amid soaring energy commodity prices.
Iranian airlines continued operating international flights Wednesday, defying a US deadline meant to ground the Middle East nation’s fleet by imposing sanctions on companies that provide services to the carriers.
Iranian airlines were forced to cancel some international flights on Wednesday after the United States tightened sanctions on Iran's aviation industry in a new effort to cripple its economy. Georgia and Azerbaijan have officially confirmed suspending flights, and a travel agent in Tehran told AFP th…
Iranian flights to the United Arab Emirates were canceled as US sanctions start biting into Tehran’s already limited connectivity with other countries.
DUBAI/RIYADH, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Iranian flights to Gulf neighbours including travel hub Dubai appeared to have been cancelled on Thursday after a US deadline passed for global firms to halt work with Iran's airlines, a major step in a campaign President Donald Trump calls "economic D-Day".
By Federico Maccioni, Eman Abouhassira and Timour Azhari DUBAI/RIYADH, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Iranian airlines were barred from neighbouring countries including the UAE and Oman on Thursday in response to new US sanctions, the first big impact of a shift in US policy to target companies in third countr…
Flights between Iran and the United Arab Emirates have been suspended, following tighter US sanctions on Iran's aviation industry. The move effectively cuts Tehran off from Dubai, one of the region's most important commercial hubs.
Several countries in the region have suspended Iranian flights under US sanctions after Washington warned global companies they would no longer have access to the dollar system if they do business with Iranian airlines.
