Iranian airline flights to Azerbaijan suspended over US sanctions
- Turkish Airlines, AJet, and Pegasus cancelled flights to and from Iran on Monday, September 21, with carriers showing no Iran-bound flights until March 2027 or removing them entirely from booking systems.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that companies servicing sanctioned Iranian carriers face severe penalties, threatening exclusion from the dollar system for providing fuel, landing services, or tickets.
- Aviation restrictions are so severe that Turkish carriers had no choice but to suspend flights, as sanctions impact aircraft containing American-made components, preventing even Airbus planes from flying to Iran.
- Iraq will suspend flights operated by Iranian airlines starting Tuesday, September 22, affecting a major travel route for Iranian travelers, including Shiite Muslims visiting holy sites.
- Turkey has also tightened financial pressure on Iranian entities, revoking Bank Mellat's banking license and taking over Golden Global Investment Bank, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan balances ties with Tehran amid sanctions pressure.
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Turkish national carrier Turkish Airlines, as well as low-cost carriers AJet and Pegasus, have canceled flights to and from Iran since September 21, when US sanctions came into effect. There are no flights to Iran on the Turkish Airlines and AJet websites until March, while Pegasus has removed all flights to the country from its booking system for an indefinite period. "Iran International" reported that a Turkish Airlines representative told thi…
Iranian airline flights to Azerbaijan suspended over US sanctions
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Flights operated by Iranian airlines to Azerbaijan have been suspended as of September 22, 2026, according to Azerbaijan’s Civil Aviation Authority. The authority said the suspension was introduced because of US sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector. The measure affects flights operated by Iranian carriers serving Azerbaijan, although au…
Turkish airlines have stopped flights to Iran, and the local banking regulator has withdrawn Bank Mellat's license.
Iranian airlines have suspended flights to Azerbaijan due to the new package of US sanctions, Azerbaijan Airlines reports
Iranian airlines have suspended flights to Azerbaijan due to the new package of US sanctions, Azerbaijan Airlines reports.Earlier, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Iran's airlines would have to stop flights abroad, as Washington's...
The Azerbaijani aviation authorities decided to ban flights to Iranian airlines because of United States sanctions against Iran. "A new package of sanctions imposed by the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with regard to sanctions against the aviation sector, led to the decision to suspend Iranian airlines' flights to Azerbaijan from 22 September 2026," reported to Interfax at the ZAO Press Service "Azerbaijan Airlin…
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