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UAE Suspends All Iranian Airline Flights Amid Escalating US Sanctions Pressure
- •The UAE has suspended all flights operated by Iranian airlines, effective midnight, according to Iranian media reports.
- •This move follows intensified US pressure on Tehran's aviation sector, with new sanctions targeting companies providing services to Iranian carriers.
- •US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced measures to effectively shut down Iranian airlines by targeting their international aviation infrastructure.
- •The disruption has already led to cancellations of Iranian airline services to several international destinations, including the Tehran-Dubai route.
- •Iran has warned neighboring countries of reciprocal consequences if they cooperate with US sanctions by stopping Iranian flights.
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The UAE suspended flights operated by Iranian carriers following fresh United States efforts to restrict Iranian aviation globally by threatening penalties against companies providing critical services like fuel and landing assistance to those airlines.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new measures intended to effectively shut down Iranian carriers by targeting the international aviation infrastructure they depend on, noting that a massive percentage of external flights from Iran were halted.
Mohsen Rezaei, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, warned that neighbouring countries could face reciprocal consequences and see their own airports barred from operating flights to Iran if they cooperated with Washington by stopping Iranian flights.
