Iran’s Isolation Grows After U.S. Imposes Sweeping Sanctions on Airlines

Scritto il 18/09/2026
da Yeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar

Mahan Air, a major airline, said it would stop flying to Turkey and Oman just over a week after new restrictions were announced, adding to U.S. pressure on the economy.A Mahan Air plane is seen at Simon Bolivar International Airport outside Caracas, Venezuela, in 2019. The airline is one of Iran’s biggest commercial carriers.