US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that all Iranian airlines will be grounded worldwide starting September 23, threatening to cut off any airport that services them from the US dollar system. The move is the latest in a series of economic measures targeting the Iranian regime, according to reports.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that starting September 23, all Iranian airlines will be effectively shut down worldwide. "If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be knocked out of the dollar system," Bessent said, as quoted by NBC.
The measures are part of an ongoing escalation of economic pressure on the Islamic Republic. According to The Jerusalem Post, the new aviation sanctions are a component of the Trump administration's "Operation Economic Outcast" campaign, which aims to isolate the Iranian regime financially. The Zioneer previously reported that the Treasury had earlier this year canceled sanctions waivers on Iranian oil and ordered the closure of IRGC-linked Bank Melli branches.
The aviation sanctions target a key revenue and logistics channel for the Iranian regime. Tehran has used commercial airlines to smuggle cash and weapons to its proxies in Lebanon and elsewhere. The announcement follows similar measures against Iranian banking and oil sectors.
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