Sanctioned Iranian Airlines Landed 83 Times in Turkey After Sept. 23 U.S. Deadline
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 2
Sanctioned Iranian Airlines Landed 83 Times in Turkey After Sept. 23 U.S. Deadline
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 2
Summary
At least 83 flights by 12 U.S.-sanctioned Iranian airlines landed in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir between Sept. 23 and Sept. 27, according to FDD analysis of Flightradar24 data.
The landings came after Treasury warned that companies providing fuel, landing or other support after the Sept. 23 wind-down deadline could lose access to the U.S. financial system.
Turkey has curbed some links—Turkish Airlines, AJet and Pegasus dropped Iran routes, and Mahan Air suspended Turkey service—but carriers including Iran Airtour, Caspian and Iran Air kept flying.
Treasury said it is pressing senior Turkish officials and warning Turkish firms and banks about sanctions exposure, while citing broader gains from its campaign to cut Iran off from aviation, oil and finance.
The Turkey flights underscore enforcement gaps in Washington’s pressure campaign on Tehran, alongside separate advocacy-group claims that Iranian-linked shipping still operates near Malaysia.