US Treasury chief says businesses working with Iranian airlines risk sanctions
Scott Bessent said firms could face sanctions for providing fuel, catering or maintenance to Iranian airlines as commercial flights resume.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Monday that companies working with Iranian airlines risk U.S. sanctions, calling the measure part of Washington's campaign to increase economic pressure on Tehran amid the conflict involving Israel and Iran.
- The Treasury Department stated Washington is imposing a "financial stranglehold" on the Iranian government, intensifying restrictions on carrier support following the military escalation between the U.S., Israel, and Iran.
- Bessent urged foreign governments to bar services to sanctioned aircraft, including "jet fuel, catering, landing fees or maintenance," to prevent businesses from facing asset freezes or operational disruption.
- Despite the pressure, Iranian state media reported that Tehran resumed commercial flights from its international airport, with scheduled departures to Istanbul, Muscat, Medina, Iraq, and Qatar.
- A fragile ceasefire began three weeks ago, yet the conflict has killed thousands and displaced millions across several countries, including Lebanon, reflecting the wider humanitarian toll.
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US warns foreign governments against servicing sanctioned Iranian airlines
With Iran resuming limited international flights for the first time since the outbreak of the war with the United States and Israel, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is warning foreign governments against conducting business with sanctioned Iranian airlines.“Foreign governments should take all actions necessary to ensure that companies in their jurisdictions do not provide services to those aircraft,” Bessent wrote on Monday, citing service…
US Treasury Chief Warns Firms Over Sanctioned Iranian Airlines
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that doing business with sanctioned Iranian airlines could mean U.S. sanctions, as he called on foreign governments to block support services for those aircraft as commercial flights resume from Tehran. “Doing business with sanctioned Iranian airlines risks exposure to U.S. sanctions. Foreign governments should take all actions necessary to ensure that companies in their jurisdictions do not provide s…
Fuel services, catering, landing fees or maintenance. A warning to the international community left by the US Treasury Secretary. Still, King Charles III is already in the White House.
US Treasury chief says businesses working with Iranian airlines risk sanctions
Businesses working with Iranian airlines risk U.S. sanctions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, calling the warning a part of a campaign to put economic pressure on Tehran during the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran.
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