US to shut Iran’s airlines via fuel, landing, and ticket bans; UK backs Saudi in Red Sea standoff
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said all Iranian airlines will be shut down from Sept. 23 by prohibiting fuel, landing services, and ticket sales, effectively cutting them from the dollar system as Washington intensifies sanctions. Separately, the UK plans a weeks‑long operational boost for Saudi Arabia against Iranian‑backed Houthi rebels with RAF refueling support, amid broader tensions over critical oil chokepoints like Bab el‑Mandeb and Hormuz.
- All Iranian airlines to be 'shut down' from Wednesday, Bessent tells CNBC CNBC
- All Iranian Airline Operations Worldwide to Stop From September 23: U.S. Treasury Secretary IranWire
- Iran’s Isolation Grows After U.S. Imposes Sweeping Sanctions on Airlines The New York Times
- Turkish Airlines says all Iran flights suspended until March 2027 Iran International
- US threatens to ground Iranian airlines worldwide from Wednesday Al Jazeera
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