The U.S. government has imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran’s airline industry and foreign firms linked to Mahan Air, which was previously penalized over its alleged connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The measures expand the Trump administration’s broader financial pressure campaign, known as Operation Economic Outcast, aimed at isolating Tehran economically. The sanctions now restrict business dealings with multiple companies operating in Iran’s aviation sector, escalating tensions in the ongoing standoff between Washington and Tehran. The move underscores the administration’s push to tighten economic restrictions amid growing concerns over Iran’s regional influence.
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced new sanctions against all of Iran’s airlines and nearly a dozen foreign companies doing business with Iran’s Mahan Air, which had earlier been sanctioned for its ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The sanctions are part of Operation Economic Outcast, a financial pressure campaign that the administration...
